mate
noun
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
Synonymsfirst matea fellow member of a team
“it was his first start against his former teammates”
Synonymsteammatethe partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)
“he loved the mare and all her mates”
“camels hate leaving their mates”
a person's partner in marriage
an exact duplicate
“when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook”
Synonymsmatchone of a pair
“he lost the mate to his shoe”
“one eye was blue but its fellow was brown”
SynonymsfellowSouth American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea
informal term for a friend of the same sex
South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
Synonymscheckmate
verb
engage in sexual intercourse
“Birds mate in the Spring”
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?”
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”
Synonymscheckmate
Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University