The Clue
Like waltzers (6 letter answer)
The Answer
PAIRED
Tags
Notes
The answer PAIRED is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 750 puzzles.
Related Clues
Bigeminal
Coupled
Married
Matched
Mated
Together
Like chromosomes
Matched (up)
Going hand in hand
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Like Noah's animals
Like socks in a drawer
Like sorted socks
___ off (went in twos)
Like three-legged race contestants
Definition
PAIR as a verb:
1. (pair, pair off, partner off, couple) = form a pair or pairs; "The two old friends paired off"
2. (match, mate, couple, pair, twin) = bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project"
3. (pair, geminate) = occur in pairs
4. (pair, geminate) = arrange in pairs; "Pair these numbers"
5. (copulate, mate, pair, couple) = make love; "Birds mate in the Spring"
PAIRED as an adjective:
1. (mated, paired) = used of gloves, socks, etc.
2. (opposite, paired) = of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem; "opposite leaves"
3. mated sexually