pair / pare / pear [pɛr]
pair – n. & v. – n. – a set of two viewed as a unit; v. – to match people or things by twos
pare – v. – 1. to cut away the surface; 2. to gradually reduce; 3. to remove everything except the essentials
pear – n. – any tree of the Pyrus genus or its fruit especially P. communis, usually a yellowish or brownish fruit tapering towards the stalk and having a grainy texture