MATE
Scrabble letter values: M3A1T1E1 = 6
Definition
- verb engage in sexual intercourse. — synonyms: copulate, pair, couple
- verb bring two objects, ideas, or people together. — synonyms: match, couple, pair, twin
- verb place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game. — synonyms: checkmate
- noun the officer below the master on a commercial ship. — synonyms: first_mate
- noun a fellow member of a team. — synonyms: teammate
- noun the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner).
- noun a person's partner in marriage. — synonyms: spouse, partner, married_person, better_half
- noun an exact duplicate. — synonyms: match
- noun one of a pair. — synonyms: fellow
- noun South American holly. — synonyms: Paraguay_tea, Ilex_paraguariensis
- noun informal term for a friend of the same sex.
- noun South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate.
- noun a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king. — synonyms: checkmate
Examples
- “Birds mate in the Spring”
- “This fact is coupled to the other one”
- “Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?”