plural of mating, gerund of mate.

Used to form nouns having the sense of "a comrade or fellow with whom what is denoted by the noun is shared".

(chess) Clipping of checkmate.

(chess) Clipping of checkmate.

Alternative spelling of maté, an aromatic tea-like drink prepared from the holly yerba maté (Ilex paraguariensis). / The abovementioned plant; the leaves and shoots used for the tea

A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate. / (especially of a non-human animal) A breeding partner.

(intransitive) To match, fit together without space between. / (intransitive) To copulate. / (intransitive) To pair in order to raise offspring. / (transitive) To arrange in matched pairs.

(obsolete) To confuse; to confound.

plural of mate

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mate