noun

1. Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of.

   “I couldn't decide which of the pair of designer shirts I preferred, so I bought the pair.”

2. Two people in a relationship, partnership or friendship.

   “Spouses should make a great pair.”

3. Used with binary nouns (often in the plural to indicate multiple instances, since such nouns are plural only, except in some technical contexts)

   “a pair of scissors; two pairs of spectacles; several pairs of jeans”

Synonyms: pair of spectacles, spectacles

noun

1. A special place (for hiding or viewing)

2. A spectacular mark (catch) in Australian rules football.

noun

1. A reduction in consumer cost (usually for a limited time) for items or services rendered.

   “We're running a special on turkey for Thanksgiving.”

2. One of a rotation of meals systematically offered for a lower price at a restaurant.

   “Today's special is our tuna melt on rye.”

3. Unusual or exceptional episode of a series.

   “Did you see the Christmas special?”

noun

1. Someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research.

2. A physician whose practice is limited to a particular branch of medicine or surgery.

3. Any of several non-commissioned ranks corresponding to that of corporal.

Synonyms: aficionado, connoisseur, enthusiast

noun

1. The act or process of specializing.

2. The area in which someone specializes.

3. The adaptation of an organism to a specific environment, or adaptation of an organ to a particular function.

Synonyms: particularization

noun

1. An explicit set of requirements to be satisfied by a material, product, or service.

2. An act of specifying.

noun

1. A person or thing that specifies.

2. A component of a phrase that is non-recursive and not found as a sister of the head of the phrase, but rather as a daughter of the maximal projection of the phrase.

noun

1. A pair of lenses set in a frame worn on the nose and ears in order to correct deficiencies in eyesight or to ornament the face.

Synonyms: eyeglasses, glasses, pair of eyeglasses, pair of glasses, pair of specs, pair of spectacles, specs

noun

1. The process of thinking or meditating on a subject.

2. The act or process of reasoning a priori from premises given or assumed.

3. A conclusion to which the mind comes by speculating; mere theory; notion; conjecture.