the officer below the master on a commercial ship
[ Syn: first mate ]
a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponents king
[ Syn: checkmate ]
a fellow member of a team; it was his first start against his former teammates
[ Syn: teammate ]
the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner); he loved the mare and all her mates; camels hate leaving their mates'
a persons partner in marriage
[ Syn: spouse , spouse , partner , partner , married person , married person , better half , better half ]
an exact duplicate; when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook
[ Syn: match ]
one of a pair; he lost the mate to his shoe; one eye was blue but its fellow was brown
[ Syn: fellow ]
South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea
[ Syn: paraguay tea , ilex paraguariensis ]
informal term for a friend of the same sex
South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
mate (n.)
engage in sexual intercourse; Birds mate in the Spring
bring two objects, ideas, or people together; This fact is coupled to the other one; Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?; The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project
place an opponents king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game; Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves
[ Syn: checkmate ]