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Synonyms for mate

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noun · the officer below the master on a commercial ship

first mate

noun · a fellow member of a team

“it was his first start against his former teammates”

noun · a person's partner in marriage

spouse partnermarried personbetter half

noun · an exact duplicate

“when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook”

noun · one of a pair

“he lost the mate to his shoe”

noun · South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea

Paraguay teaIlex paraguariensis

noun · a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king

verb · engage in sexual intercourse

“Birds mate in the spring”

verb · bring two objects, ideas, or people together

“This fact is coupled to the other one”

verb · 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”