Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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mate | Yes | No | Yes | No |
pair | Yes | No | Yes | No |
mate (noun) | pair (noun) |
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a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king | two people considered as a unit |
an exact duplicate | a set of two similar things considered as a unit |
South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate | a poker hand with 2 cards of the same value |
a person's partner in marriage | two items of the same kind |
the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner) | |
the officer below the master on a commercial ship | |
informal term for a friend of the same sex | |
a fellow member of a team | |
South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea | |
one of a pair |
mate (verb) | pair (verb) |
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place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game | engage in sexual intercourse |
engage in sexual intercourse | bring two objects, ideas, or people together |
bring two objects, ideas, or people together | arrange in pairs |
occur in pairs | |
form a pair or pairs |