1. a partner in marriage; spouse.
2. one member of a pair of mated animals.
3. one of a pair: I can't find the mate to this glove.
4. a counterpart.
5. an associate; fellow worker; comrade; partner (often used in combination): classmate; roommate.
6. friend; buddy; pal (often used as an informal term of address): Let me give you a hand with that, mate.
7. Nautical.
• first mate.
• any of a number of officers of varying degrees of rank subordinate to the master of a merchant ship.
• an assistant to a warrant officer or other functionary on a ship.
8. an aide or helper, as to an artisan; factotum.
9. a gear, rack, or worm engaging with another gear or worm.
10. an equal in reputation; peer; match.

11. to join as a mate or as mates.
12. to bring (animals) together for breeding purposes.
13. to match or marry.
14. to join, fit, or associate suitably: to mate thought with daring action.
15. to connect or link: a telephone system mated to a computerized information service.
16. to treat as comparable.

17. to associate as a mate or as mates.
18. (of animals) to copulate.
19. (of animals) to pair for the purpose of breeding.
20. to marry.
21. (of a gear, rack, or worm) to engage with another gear or worm; mesh.
22. to consort; keep company.

1. checkmate (defs. 1, 3, 5).

1. a tealike South American beverage made from the dried leaves of an evergreen tree.
2. a South American tree, Ilex paraguariensis, that is the source of this beverage.
3. the dried leaves of this tree.

1. Materials Engineer.

1. the sexual partner of an animal
2. a marriage partner
• a friend, usually of the same sex: often used between males in direct address
• an associate, colleague, fellow sharer, etc
4. one of a pair of matching items
5. nautical
• short for first mate
• any officer below the master on a commercial ship
• a warrant officer's assistant on a ship
6. (in some trades) an assistant
7. a suitable associate
8. the reduced rate charged for work done for a friend

9. to pair (a male and female animal) or (of animals) to pair for reproduction
10. to marry or join in marriage
11. to join as a pair; match

1. chess See checkmate

1. an evergreen tree, Ilex paraguariensis, cultivated in South America for its leaves, which contain caffeine: family Aquifoliaceae
2. a stimulating milky beverage made from the dried leaves of this tree

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