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mate
('m/A/t/eI/ )

adjective (a)

  • See 2d Mat.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • the officer below the master on a commercial ship(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    first mate
    source: wordnet30
  • a fellow member of a team(noun.person)
    Example:
    It was his first start against his former teammates.
    Synonym:
    teammate
    source: wordnet30
  • the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)(noun.person)
    Example:
    He loved the mare and all her mates.
    Camels hate leaving their mates.
    source: wordnet30
  • a person's partner in marriage(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    better half, married person, partner, spouse
    source: wordnet30
  • an exact duplicate(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    match
    source: wordnet30
  • one of a pair(noun.quantity)
    Example:
    He lost the mate to his shoe.
    Synonym:
    fellow
    source: wordnet30
  • South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea(noun.plant)
    Synonym:
    ilex paraguariensis, paraguay tea
    source: wordnet30
  • informal term for a friend of the same sex(noun.person)
    source: wordnet30
  • South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate(noun.food)
    source: wordnet30
  • a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    checkmate
    source: wordnet30
  • The Paraguay tea, being the dried leaf of the Brazilian holly (Ilex Paraguensis). The infusion has a pleasant odor, with an agreeable bitter taste, and is much used for tea in South America.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • Same as Checkmate.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • One who customarily associates with another; a companion; an associate; any object which is associated or combined with a similar object.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • engage in sexual intercourse(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Birds mate in the Spring.
    Synonym:
    copulate, couple, pair
    source: wordnet30
  • bring two objects, ideas, or people together(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    couple, match, pair, twin
    source: wordnet30
  • place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game(verb.competition)
    Example:
    Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves.
    source: wordnet30
  • To confuse; to confound.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To match; to marry.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To be or become a mate or mates, especially in sexual companionship; as, some birds mate for life; this bird will not mate with that one.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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