Compound and Pair

Compound

Compound verb - To make greater in size, amount, or number.

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Pair and compound are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pair" instead a verb "Compound".

Nearby Words: compounded, compounding

Pair verb - Arrange in pairs.

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Compound and pair are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Compound" instead a verb "Pair".

Nearby Words: paired, pairing

old	old compound	old pair
special	special compound	special pair
similar	similar compound	similar pair
specific	specific compound	specific pair
Other adjectives: powerful, actual, massive, large, big, spare, black, main, new, yellow, mysterious, gigantic, different.

Elastigirl in The Incredibles pulled a Spider-Man to avoid being spotted by a pair of Mooks once inside the enemy compound.

Source: No Peripheral Vision
Cool Shades: The Rider has a pair— no, wait, she has compound eyes like an insect!

Source: Pinball / Centaur
He survives the multi-story fall, but then gets his arms ripped off by wolves who live in the compound (though he survives that and gets a new pair of mechanical arms).

Source: Savage Wolves

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