Mates
nnoun.groupa pair of people who live togetherSynset:couple match
Examples:- a married couple from Chicago
Derivationally Related Form:couplematch
Hypernyms:family family unit
Inherited Hypernyms:couplefamilykinsocial groupgroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:DINKpower couple
Full Hyponyms:dinkpower couple
nnoun.personthe officer below the master on a commercial shipSynset:first mate mate
Hypernyms:officer ship's officer
Inherited Hypernyms:mateofficermarinersailorskilled workerworkerpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:mateofficermarinersailorskilled workerworkerpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.persona fellow member of a teamSynset:mate teammate
Examples:- it was his first start against his former teammates
Hypernyms:associate
Inherited Hypernyms:teammateassociatepeerpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:teammateassociatepeerpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.personthe partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)Examples:- he loved the mare and all her mates
- camels hate leaving their mates
Derivationally Related Form:mate
Hypernyms:animal animate being beast brute creature fauna
Inherited Hypernyms:mateanimalorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.persona person's partner in marriageSynset:better half married person mate partner spouse
Derivationally Related Form:spousalmate
Member Holonyms:man and wife marriage married couple
Hypernyms:domestic partner significant other spousal equivalent spouse equivalent relation relative
Inherited Hypernyms:spousedomestic partnerpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:spousedomestic partnerpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:spouserelativepersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:spouserelativepersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:bigamistconsorthelpmatehelpmeethoneymoonerhubbyhusbandmarried manmarried womanmonogamistmonogynistnewlywedpolygamistwife
Full Hyponyms:battle-axbenedickbigamistbrideconsortcrown princesscuckoldfamily manfirst ladygolf widowgroomhelpmatehonest womanhouse husbandhousewifehusbandmarchionessmatronmayoressmissusmonogamistnewlywedold ladypolyandristpolygamistpolygynistprince consortsheikasignoratrophy wifeuxoruxoricidevicereineviscountesswar bridewifewittol
nnoun.artifactan exact duplicateSynset:match mate
Examples:- when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook
Derivationally Related Form:matchmate
Hypernyms:duplicate duplication
Inherited Hypernyms:matchduplicatecopyrepresentationcreationartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.quantityone of a pairSynset:fellow mate
Examples:- he lost the mate to his shoe
- one eye was blue but its fellow was brown
Part Holonyms:brace couple couplet distich duad duet duo dyad pair span twain twosome yoke
Hypernyms:singleton
Inherited Hypernyms:matesingletononedigitintegernumberdefinite quantitymeasureabstractionentity
nnoun.plantSouth American holly; leaves used in making a drink like teaSynset:Ilex paraguariensis Paraguay tea mate
Hypernyms:holly
Inherited Hypernyms:matehollyangiospermous treetreewoody plantvascular plantplantorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.personinformal term for a friend of the same sexRegion:AustraliaCommonwealth of AustraliaBritainGreat BritainU.K.UKUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Derivationally Related Form:matey
Hypernyms:friend
Inherited Hypernyms:matefriendpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:matefriendpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.foodSouth American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mateHypernyms:beverage drink drinkable potable
Inherited Hypernyms:matebeveragefoodsubstancematterphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:matebeverageliquidfluidsubstancematterphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:matebeverageliquidfluidsubstancepartrelationabstractionentity
nnoun.acta chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's kingSynset:checkmate mate
Derivationally Related Form:matecheckmate
Hypernyms:chess move
Inherited Hypernyms:checkmatechess movemoveturnactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.contactengage in sexual intercourseSynset:copulate couple mate pair
Derivationally Related Form:couplingcouplematingmatecopulatorycopulationpairingpair
Hypernyms:conjoin join
Inherited Hypernyms:copulatejoinconnect
Direct Hyponyms:bangbe intimatebedbonkbreedbuggercoverdeflowerdo itefffuckget it onget laidhave a go at ithave intercoursehave it awayhave it offhave sexhumpjazzknowlie withlovemake lovemake outmountnickrideroll in the hayruinscrewserveservicesleep togethersleep withsodomisesodomizetread
Full Troponyms:bed-hopbreeddeflowerfornicatenickrideservesleep togethersodomizestandswingtaketreadwenchwhore
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.contactbring two objects, ideas, or people togetherSynset:couple match mate pair twin
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:couplingcouplepairmatchmate
Hypernyms:join
Inherited Hypernyms:matchjoinconnect
Direct Hyponyms:mismatchmismate
Full Troponyms:mismatchmismate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.competitionplace an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the gameTopic:chesschess game
Synset:checkmate mate
Examples:- Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves
Derivationally Related Form:matecheckmate
Hypernyms:beat beat out crush shell trounce vanquish
Inherited Hypernyms:checkmatebeatget the better of
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Sam cannot --- Sue (apply to: checkmate)
vverb.contacttwist together or entwine into a confusing massSynset:entangle mat snarl tangle
Examples:- The child entangled the cord
Antonyms:disentangleunsnarl
Derivationally Related Form:tanglesnarl
Hypernyms:distort twine twist
Inherited Hypernyms:entangletwistchange shapechange
Direct Hyponyms:enmeshensnarlfeltmesh
Full Troponyms:enmeshfelt
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | They --- their hair (apply to: entangle, mat, tangle, snarl)
vverb.changechange texture so as to become matted and felt-likeSynset:felt felt up mat mat up matt-up matte matte up
Examples:- The fabric felted up after several washes
Derivationally Related Form:feltmatmatting
Hypernyms:change
Inherited Hypernyms:feltchange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s