The Clue
Synapsis (7 letter answer)
The Answer
PAIRING
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Notes
The answer PAIRING is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
PAIRING as a noun:
1. (coupling, mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union) = the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring"
2. the act of grouping things or people in pairs
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"