Mate

noun

'mɑteɪ

Noun

one of a pair
“he lost the mate to his shoe”
Similar:Fellow
Type of:Singleton
a fellow member of a team
“it was his first start against his former teammates”
Similar:Teammate
Type of:Associate
the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)
“he loved the mare and all her mates”
“camels hate leaving their mates”
Type of:AnimalBeastBrute
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
Type of:Officer
a person's partner in marriage
Similar:Partner Spouse
Type of:RelativeRelation
a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
Similar:Checkmate
South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea
Type of:Holly
an exact duplicate
Similar:Match
Type of:DuplicationDuplicate
informal term for a friend of the same sex
Type of:Friend
South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
Type of:BeveragePotableDrink

place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
“Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves”
Similar:Checkmate
Type of:BeatVanquishShell
engage in sexual intercourse
“Birds mate in the Spring”
Similar:Copulate Couple Pair
Type of:ConjoinJoin
bring two objects, ideas, or people together
Similar:Couple Match Pair Twin
Type of:Join