The great effects that may come of industry and perseverance who knoweth not? For audacity doth almost bind and mate the weaker sort of minds. Which mates him first, that first intends deceit. High on the summit of this dubious cliff,ĭeucalion wafting moor’d his little skiff.ĭare mate a sounder man than Surrey can be, Mounts through the clouds, and mates the lofty skies: To be equal to.įor thus the mastful chesnut mates the skies. William Shakespeare, All’s well that ends well. The hind, that would be mated by the lion, Whose prouder vaunt, that proud avenging boy,ĭid soon pluck down, and curb’d my liberty. The second in subordination as, the master’s mate the chirurgeon’s mate.Įtymology: from the noun. The master frighted, and the mates devour’d. What vengeance on the passing fleet she pour’d, Pliny tells us, that elephants know no copulation with any other than their own proper mate. ![]() Graze the sea-weed their pasture, and through groves Go, leave her with her maiden mates to playĪt sports more harmless, till the break of day.ĭryden. There mounts Amyntas, the young cherubs playĪbout their godlike mate, and sing him on his way. Hear’st thou not hymns and songs divinely loud: William Shakespeare.įriend and companion in the front of war.įor you there sitting where you durst not soar. A companion, male or female.īestow thy fawning smiles on equal mates. Samuel Johnson's Dictionary Rate this definition: 0.0 / 0 votesĮtymology: maca, Saxon maet, Dutch. Ye knew me once no mate / For you there sitting where you durst not soar.Įtymology: From verb maten, mater, from noun mat, from (māt) ![]() I found one of the socks I wanted to wear, but I couldn't find its mate. The other member of a matched pair of objects. In naval ranks, a non-commissioned officer or his subordinate.Ī ship's officer, subordinate to the master on a commercial ship.Ī technical assistant in certain trades sometimes an apprentice. shipmate, classmate.Ī colloquial, informal and friendly term of address to a stranger, usually male, of similar age The abovementioned plant the leaves and shoots used for the teaĪn evergreen tree, Ilex paraguariensis, native to South America, cultivated for its leaves.Ī beverage, resembling tea, made from the dried leaves of this plant.Ī fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. Wiktionary Rate this definition: 0.0 / 0 votes "Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves" Place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game "This fact is coupled to the other one" "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?" "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project" South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mateĪ chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's kingīring two objects, ideas, or people together Informal term for a friend of the same sex ![]() South American holly leaves used in making a drink like tea Mate, Paraguay tea, Ilex paraguariensis noun "he lost the mate to his shoe" "one eye was blue but its fellow was brown" "when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook" Spouse, partner, married person, mate, better half noun "he loved the mare and all her mates" "camels hate leaving their mates" The partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner) ![]() "it was his first start against his former teammates" The officer below the master on a commercial ship Princeton's WordNet Rate this definition: 5.0 / 1 vote
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