crossing vs pairing

pairing vs crossing

crossing and pairing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
crossing	Yes	No	No	No
pairing	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, pairing is a hypernym of crossing; that is, pairing is a word with a broader meaning than crossing:

crossing: (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
pairing: the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes

Other hypernyms of crossing include conjugation, coupling, mating, sexual union, union.

crossing (noun)	pairing (noun)
a voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic Ocean)	the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
traveling across	the act of grouping things or people in pairs
(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other
a junction where one street or road crosses another
a point where two lines (paths or arcs etc.) intersect
a shallow area in a stream that can be forded

Difference between crossing and pairing

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