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Mate

/[meɪt]/

Definitions

nounmates

1
A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.
A "mate" was a "mate" - share and share alike, no matter how bad might be the times, or how long a spell of ill luck had attended them.
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fellow fere
2
Clipping of checkmate.
3
The abovementioned plant; the leaves and shoots used for the tea

verbmates · mating · mated

1
To match, fit together without space between.
The pieces of the puzzle mate perfectly.
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match

name

1
A barangay of Tayabas, Quezon, Philippines.

Word Origin

From Middle English mate, a borrowing from Middle Low German mate (“messmate”) (replacing Middle English mette (“table companion, mate, partner”), from Old English ġemetta (“sharer of food, table-gues...

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Mate

/[meɪt]/

Definitions

nounmates

1
A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.
A "mate" was a "mate" - share and share alike, no matter how bad might be the times, or how long a spell of ill luck had attended them.
Similar
fellow fere
2
Clipping of checkmate.
3
The abovementioned plant; the leaves and shoots used for the tea

verbmates · mating · mated

1
To match, fit together without space between.
The pieces of the puzzle mate perfectly.
Similar
match

name

1
A barangay of Tayabas, Quezon, Philippines.

Word Origin

From Middle English mate, a borrowing from Middle Low German mate (“messmate”) (replacing Middle English mette (“table companion, mate, partner”), from Old English ġemetta (“sharer of food, table-gues...

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couple

pair

2

Clipping of checkmate.

3

To confuse; to confound.

I think you are all mated, or stark mad.