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