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mate
  1. A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.
  2. (animal) A breeding partner.
  3. (colloquial, Britain, Australia, New Zealand) a colloquial "sir"; an informal and friendly term of address to a stranger, usually male, of similar age
  4. (nautical) In naval ranks, a non-commissioned officer or his subordinate (e.g. Boatswain's Mate, Gunner's Mate, Sailmaker's Mate, etc).
  5. (nautical) A ship's officer, subordinate to the master on a commercial ship.
  6. (nautical) A first mate.
  7. A technical assistant in certain trades (e.g. gasfitter's mate, plumber's mate); sometimes an apprentice.
  8. The other member of a matched pair of objects.
  9. A suitable companion; a match; an equal.
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  11. Examples:
    1. “His closest mate, Jim Gordon, describes how particular Lawson was, both in his tramping and camping practices.”
      “Each staff officer shall have assigned as his running mate that line officer who at the time is the junior officer of the rank in which the staff officer is commissioned.”
      “Richard proved to be her perfect mate. He was steady, devoted, gainfully employed, and well-matched with the requisite temperament.”
mateship
  1. (countable and uncountable, nautical) The post of mate on a ship; a posting as mate.
  2. (countable, whaling, obsolete) A type of contract between ships to cooperate and share the proceeds of an expedition.
  3. (uncountable) Fellowship; companionship.
  4. (uncountable, Australia, New Zealand) Friendship, particularly between men, such as develops in shared adversity; solidarity.
  5. (psychology) A relationship based on mating.
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  7. Examples:
    1. “If you love your job, it's a buzz, and there's a real sense of mateship and camaraderie with the crew.”
      “It also gave me the ability to get some important training, and work with big beefy blokes who are the embodiment of Aussie mateship.”
      “Herein lies the ultimate embodiment of mateship, of camaraderie, all framed by the deep and rich traditions of the Victorian Railways.”
mate
  1. Alternative spelling of maté, an aromatic tea-like drink prepared from the holly yerba maté (Ilex paraguariensis).
  2. The abovementioned plant; the leaves and shoots used for the tea
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  4. Examples:
    1. “His closest mate, Jim Gordon, describes how particular Lawson was, both in his tramping and camping practices.”
      “Each staff officer shall have assigned as his running mate that line officer who at the time is the junior officer of the rank in which the staff officer is commissioned.”
      “Richard proved to be her perfect mate. He was steady, devoted, gainfully employed, and well-matched with the requisite temperament.”
matey
mateyness
  1. The state of being matey, camaraderie, chumminess.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The conversational style essential to success eludes most of us, or is parodied in a false mateyness, but it seemed to come naturally to him.”
      “It must be possible to get away from mateyness, the lingua franca and analytical chitchat in discussing music, yet still say something real.”
      “They're a picture of teenage mateyness, and it's this apparently benign gang mentality that distinguishes them from the rest of their genre.”
mating
matehood
  1. The state or condition of having a mate (someone to reproduce with).
matie
  1. (Britain and Scotland) A fat herring with undeveloped roe.
  2. Examples:
    1. “I come pretty near knowing it, matie, said Joe in a low voice.”
matelot
  1. sailor; also "mate;" boon companion
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Among the sailors listed by the French were Prussians, Italians, Americans, Portuguese, Danes and one matelot from Halifax.”
      “The Buccaneers went in pairs, every hunter having his camerade or matelot, as well as his engags.”
      “We do not know whether, in peculiar cases, a matelot became his camarade's heir.”
mater
  1. (biology) Someone or something that mates.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The mater gently cradled her newborn baby in her arms, feeling an overwhelming sense of love and joy.”
      “Usually it is not a matter of controversy when a distinguished alumna returns to her alma mater to address former mentors and current students.”
      “More possibilities lie ahead for heart patches and repair of the dura mater tissue that protects the brain and spinal cord.”
matie
  1. Alternative spelling of matey
  2. Examples:
    1. “I come pretty near knowing it, matie, said Joe in a low voice.”
mate
  1. (chess) Short for checkmate.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “His closest mate, Jim Gordon, describes how particular Lawson was, both in his tramping and camping practices.”
      “Each staff officer shall have assigned as his running mate that line officer who at the time is the junior officer of the rank in which the staff officer is commissioned.”
      “Richard proved to be her perfect mate. He was steady, devoted, gainfully employed, and well-matched with the requisite temperament.”
mates
matess
  1. (Internet) a female mate
mater
  1. (humorous) Mother.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The mater gently cradled her newborn baby in her arms, feeling an overwhelming sense of love and joy.”
      “Usually it is not a matter of controversy when a distinguished alumna returns to her alma mater to address former mentors and current students.”
      “More possibilities lie ahead for heart patches and repair of the dura mater tissue that protects the brain and spinal cord.”
matings
  1. plural of mating, gerund of mate.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “However, much of the evidence remains suggestive rather than conclusive because all studies are based on natural matings.”
      “Little is known about the actual mating behavior of hoary marmots because most matings occur inside burrows.”
      “In multiple-male matings, males amplex females dorsally, ventrally, and dorsolaterally.”
mateships
matelots
matesses
  1. plural of matess
maters
  1. plural of mater
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  3. Examples:
    1. “When rich Americans kick the bucket, they invariably will a good sum to their alma maters, pet charities or research institutions.”
      “These men frequented the house of Joakim, and all that hand any maters of judgment came to them.”
      “Sotomayor, a star student but not an autodidact, has remained close to her alma maters.”
mateys
  1. plural of matey
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  3. Examples:
    1. “He watched her go with a grin and nearly laughed again when he saw the signs on the bathroom doors. Wenches and Mateys. Good God.”
matres
  1. plural of mater
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The plant production capacity is 15m sqm gypsum, 90,000 tonnes of gypsum products, and 25m matres of metal cutters, the statement read.”
      “Whether a professor will help you learn cannot be revealed by the number and prestige of his or her almae matres.”
      “His three happiest almae matres in New York were the Fishing Gazette, the New York Tribune and the New York Times.”
maties
  1. plural of maty
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