mate

  • 71mate — I [[t]meɪt[/t]] n. v. mat•ed, mat•ing 1) a husband or wife; spouse 2) one member of a pair of mated animals 3) one of a pair: a mate of a glove[/ex] 4) counterpart 5) an associate or companion 6) a) naut. first mate b) naut. an assistant to a… …

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  • 72mate —   1. Companion. Hoa, koko olua, lua. See spouse and saying, pilipili.    ♦ To mate, moe, male, ho omau, ho omau keiki, ho āo.   2. Of ships. Mālama moku, kahu moku. See shipmate.    ♦ First mate, mālama moku ekahi.    ♦ Second mate, kahu moku,… …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 73mate — A ship s officer, subordinate to the captain. Sometimes regarded as a seaman, although clearly of a rank above an ordinary seaman. 48 Am J1st Ship § 144. The officers of a ship are the master and the mate. The mate is the first officer under the… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 74maté — noun a) An evergreen tree, Ilex paraguariensis, native to South America, cultivated for its leaves. b) A beverage, resembling tea, made from the dried leaves of this plant. Syn: yerba mate, yerba maté, maté tea …

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  • 75maté — The dried leaves of Ilex paraguayensis and other species of Ilex (family Aquifoliaceae), shrubs growing in Paraguay and Brazil, which contain caffeine and tannin; used in South American countries as a beverage and medicinally as a diuretic and… …

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  • 76mate — Synonyms and related words: OD, accompanier, accompanist, accompanyist, ace, acquaintance, ally, alter ego, amigo, analogon, analogue, associate, attendant, ball, be intimate, be made one, be spliced, become one, bedfellow, bedmate, better half,… …

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  • 77mate — I Australian Slang 1. buddy, friend; 2. form of address (originally amongst men, but now also with women): How are you going, mate? II Kiwi (New Zealand Slang) buddie (common term, and can be used even with strangers) as in how s it going mate… …

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  • 78mate — • a very common address for either a friend or a stranger of unknown name. e.g.. Awright mate ! . Also used as an address when the person you are talking too is very much not a mate , i.e.. Oi mate, you looking at my bird ! …

    Londonisms dictionary

  • 79mate — 1. noun 1) she s finally found her ideal mate Syn: partner, life partner, husband, wife, spouse, lover, live in lover, significant other, companion, helpmate, helpmeet, consort; informal better half, other half, main squeeze, hubby, missus …

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  • 80mate — 1. noun 1) Brit.; informal he s gone out with his mates Syn: friend, companion, schoolmate, classmate, workmate; informal pal, chum; N.Amer.; informal buddy, amigo, compadre 2) she s finally foun …

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