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mate
Definition:
(nou) the officer below the master on a commercial ship (nou) a fellow member of a team (nou) the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner) (nou) a person's partner in marriage (nou) an exact duplicate (nou) one of a pair (nou) South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea (nou) informal term for a friend of the same sex (nou) South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate (nou) a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
Phonetic Transcription:
meɪt
Examples:
Most rattlesnakes mate in the spring.
She is a mate of her husband.
The males fly to the host to mate.
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