adjective
                                                occurring in pairs or as a pair
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                                                                                                        - paired fangs
- paired gloves
 
                                                                                        
                                                adjective
                                                of or relating to a marriage partner
                                                
                                                                                             
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                the officer below the master on a commercial ship
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                                                noun
                                                a fellow member of a team
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                                                                                                        - it was his first start against his former teammates
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)
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                                                                                                        - he loved the mare and all her mates
- camels hate leaving their mates
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                a person's partner in marriage
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                                                noun
                                                an exact duplicate
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                                                                                                        - when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                one of a pair
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                                                                                                        - he lost the mate to his shoe
- one eye was blue but its fellow was brown
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                South American holly
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                                                                                                                                                                        mate
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Paraguay tea
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Ilex paraguariensis
                                                                                                                                                             
                                                
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                                                                                                        - leaves used in making a drink like tea
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                informal term for a friend of the same sex
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                                                noun
                                                South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
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                                                noun
                                                a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
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                                                verb
                                                engage in sexual intercourse
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                                                                                                        - Birds mate in the Spring
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                bring two objects, ideas, or people together
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                                                                                                        - This fact is coupled to the other one
- Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?
- The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
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                                                                                                        - Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
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                                                                                                        - The child entangled the cord
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                change texture so as to become matted and felt-like
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                                                                                                        - The fabric felted up after several washes