mate
English Thesaurus
1. a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | chess move, |
| definition | : | the act of moving a chess piece (noun.act) |
2. an exact duplicate (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | duplicate, duplication, |
| definition | : | a copy that corresponds to an original exactly (noun.artifact) |
3. South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate (noun.food)
4. the officer below the master on a commercial ship (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | officer, ship's officer, |
| definition | : | a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel (noun.person) |
5. informal term for a friend of the same sex (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | friend, |
| definition | : | a person you know well and regard with affection and trust (noun.person) |
| domain region | : | australia, commonwealth of australia, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.location) |
6. the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner) (noun.person)
7. a person's partner in marriage (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | relation, relative, |
| definition | : | a person related by blood or marriage (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | bigamist, |
| definition | : | someone who marries one person while already legally married to another (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | consort, |
| definition | : | the husband or wife of a reigning monarch (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | monogamist, monogynist, |
| definition | : | someone who practices monogamy (one spouse at a time) (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | polygamist, |
| definition | : | someone who is married to two or more people at the same time (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | married woman, wife, |
| definition | : | a married woman; a man's partner in marriage (noun.person) |
8. a fellow member of a team (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | associate, |
| definition | : | a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor (noun.person) |
9. South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | holly, |
| definition | : | any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges (noun.plant) |
10. one of a pair (noun.quantity)
| hypernym | : | singleton, |
| definition | : | a single object (as distinguished from a pair) (noun.quantity) |
| part meronym | : | brace, couple, couplet, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, pair, span, twain, twosome, yoke, |
| definition | : | two items of the same kind (noun.quantity) |
11. place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game (verb.competition)
| domain category | : | chess, chess game, |
| definition | : | a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king (noun.act) |
12. bring two objects, ideas, or people together (verb.contact)
| hyponym | : | mismate, |
| definition | : | provide with an unsuitable mate (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | mismatch, |
| definition | : | match badly; match two objects or people that do not go together (verb.contact) |
| verb group | : | match, |
| definition | : | give or join in marriage (verb.contact) |
13. engage in sexual intercourse (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | conjoin, join, |
| definition | : | make contact or come together (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | nick, |
| definition | : | mate successfully; of livestock (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | bang, be intimate, bed, bonk, do it, eff, fuck, get it on, get laid, have a go at it, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, have sex, hump, jazz, know, lie with, love, make love, make out, roll in the hay, screw, sleep together, sleep with, |
| definition | : | have sexual intercourse with (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | tread, |
| definition | : | mate with (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | deflower, ruin, |
| definition | : | deprive of virginity (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | mount, ride, |
| definition | : | copulate with (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | breed, cover, |
| definition | : | copulate with a female, used especially of horses (verb.contact) |
14. a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king (noun.act)
| derivation | : | checkmate, mate, |
| definition | : | place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game (verb.competition) |
15. an exact duplicate (noun.artifact)
16. informal term for a friend of the same sex (noun.person)
17. the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner) (noun.person)
18. a person's partner in marriage (noun.person)
| derivation | : | spousal, |
| definition | : | relating to a spouse (adj.pert) |
19. place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game (verb.competition)
| derivation | : | checkmate, mate, |
| definition | : | a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king (noun.act) |
20. bring two objects, ideas, or people together (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | match, mate, |
| definition | : | an exact duplicate (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | coupling, yoke, |
| definition | : | a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | pair, |
| definition | : | two people considered as a unit (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | brace, pair, |
| definition | : | a set of two similar things considered as a unit (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | couple, match, mates, |
| definition | : | a pair of people who live together (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | catch, match, |
| definition | : | a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | brace, couple, couplet, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, pair, span, twain, twosome, yoke, |
| definition | : | two items of the same kind (noun.quantity) |
21. engage in sexual intercourse (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | carnal knowledge, coition, coitus, congress, copulation, intercourse, relation, sex act, sexual congress, sexual intercourse, sexual relation, |
| definition | : | the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | pair, |
| definition | : | two people considered as a unit (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | couple, match, mates, |
| definition | : | a pair of people who live together (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | mate, |
| definition | : | the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner) (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | coital, copulatory, |
| definition | : | of or relating to coitus or copulation (adj.pert) |
22. a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king (noun.act)
| derivation | : | checkmate, mate, |
| definition | : | place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game (verb.competition) |
23. an exact duplicate (noun.artifact)
24. informal term for a friend of the same sex (noun.person)
25. the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner) (noun.person)
26. a person's partner in marriage (noun.person)
| derivation | : | spousal, |
| definition | : | relating to a spouse (adj.pert) |
27. place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game (verb.competition)
| derivation | : | checkmate, mate, |
| definition | : | a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king (noun.act) |
28. bring two objects, ideas, or people together (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | match, mate, |
| definition | : | an exact duplicate (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | coupling, yoke, |
| definition | : | a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | pair, |
| definition | : | two people considered as a unit (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | brace, pair, |
| definition | : | a set of two similar things considered as a unit (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | couple, match, mates, |
| definition | : | a pair of people who live together (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | catch, match, |
| definition | : | a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | brace, couple, couplet, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, pair, span, twain, twosome, yoke, |
| definition | : | two items of the same kind (noun.quantity) |
29. engage in sexual intercourse (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | carnal knowledge, coition, coitus, congress, copulation, intercourse, relation, sex act, sexual congress, sexual intercourse, sexual relation, |
| definition | : | the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | pair, |
| definition | : | two people considered as a unit (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | couple, match, mates, |
| definition | : | a pair of people who live together (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | mate, |
| definition | : | the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner) (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | coital, copulatory, |
| definition | : | of or relating to coitus or copulation (adj.pert) |
Visual ArtiKata
Explore mate in ArtiKata.com >