Synonyms for Mate (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea):
Ilex paraguariensis, Paraguay tea
WordNet sense 2 (a fellow member of a team):
teammate
WordNet sense 3 (a person's partner in marriage):
partner, spouse, better half, married person
WordNet sense 4 (the officer below the master on a commercial ship):
first mate
WordNet sense 5 (an exact duplicate):
match
WordNet sense 6 (make love):
couple, pair
WordNet sense 7 (bring two objects, ideas, or people together):
twin
WordNet sense 8 (place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game):
checkmate
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