mate
Ship's deck officer
Mate designates one party in a relationship of two (soul mate, running mate), or in a group where everyone or everything has the same status (litter mates, squad mates).
In British English especially, mate can also conveys close friendship.
When animals mate, they engage in sexual intercourse, probably leading to offspring.
The verb is also used of humans, but usually only in technical or other marked contexts.
To mate one inanimate thing with another is to join or connect them.
Informal term for companion
- palClose trusted companion
- chumFriend or fish scraps
- amigoSpanish for friend
- comradeFellow member, shared cause
confidant · ally · sidekick · crony · acquaintance · companion · colleague · peer
Married partner
- husbandMarried man's role
- wifeFemale marriage partner
- belovedOne who is treasured
- sweetheartAffectionate name for beloved
lover · consort · life partner · significant other · better half · coupling · monogamy · pair bond
Ship's manual laborer
- seamanOne who works ships
- marinerOne who navigates ships
- bosunShip's deck crew chief
- helmsmanOne who navigates vessels
skipper · seafarer · navigator · crew · officer · boatswain · watch · quarterdeck
Mutual obstruction preventing progress
- checkOrder to pay
- endgameConcluding phase of competition
- kingMale crowned ruler
- queenMost powerful chess piece
rook · bishop · knight · pawn · strategy · tactics · grandmaster · tournament
Spanish word for herb
- gourdHard-shelled decorative fruit
- caffeineMethylxanthine stimulant compound
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
- brewingBeverage preparation process
calabash · ritual · Uruguayan · Paraguayan · gaucho
Copying or procreation
- copulationSexual joining of bodies
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
- offspringBiological descendants produced
- progenyOne's biological descendants
spawn · sire · dam · stud · estrus · insemination · pedigree · genetics
buddy
Informal term for companion
comrade · confidant · ally · sidekick · crony · acquaintance · companion · colleague · peer · brotherhood
spouse
Married partner
sweetheart · lover · consort · life partner · significant other · better half · coupling · monogamy · pair bond · union
deckhand
Ship's manual laborer
helmsman · skipper · seafarer · navigator · crew · officer · boatswain · watch · quarterdeck
stalemate
Mutual obstruction preventing progress
queen · rook · bishop · knight · pawn · strategy · tactics · grandmaster · tournament · checkmating
yerba
Spanish word for herb
- gourdHard-shelled decorative fruit
- caffeineMethylxanthine stimulant compound
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
brewing · calabash · ritual · Uruguayan · Paraguayan · gaucho
reproduction
Copying or procreation
- copulationSexual joining of bodies
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
- offspringBiological descendants produced
progeny · spawn · sire · dam · stud · estrus · insemination · pedigree · genetics · lineage
housemate
Co-resident in shared home
cohabitant · lodger · bedfellow · suitemate · co-tenant · sharing
- soul mateIdeal romantic counterpart
- first mateCaptain's second-in-command
- running mateVice presidential nominee
- mating seasonReproductive cycle timing
- mating danceRitualized movements seeking reproduction
- mating callSpecies-specific courtship signal
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