singular of mates' rates

Synonym of checkmate (“chess: word called by the victor”) / Synonym of checkmate (“by extension: said when one has checkmated someone”)

(colloquial, Australia) An elderly man. / (colloquial, Australia, UK) In general, any person, whose specific identity can be deduced from context.

Ilex paraguariensis, a plant used to make maté.

Alternative spelling of tourmate

One who is the same age as another.

(slang) A sex position similar to the missionary position with the woman's legs tucked up. Mostly seen only in fictional pornography.

A petty officer assisting the boatswain aboard ship.

(Britain, slang) Synonym of Billy no mates (“a person with few or no friends”)

plural of mating mark