mate
nouns
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)
"he loved the mare and all her mates"; "camels hate leaving their mates"
one of a pair
"he lost the mate to his shoe"; "one eye was blue but its fellow was brown"
South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea
informal term for a friend of the same sex
is derived from
domain region
a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
domain region
a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
is a type of (narrower)
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
"he was my best friend at the university"
South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
is a type of (narrower)
any liquid suitable for drinking
"may I take your beverage order?"
a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
verbs
engage in sexual intercourse
"Birds mate in the Spring"
is derived from
bring two objects, ideas, or people together
"This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project"
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"
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