Definition: a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
Similar words: chess move
Definition: the act of moving a chess piece
Definition: an exact duplicate
Usage: when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook
Similar words: duplicate, duplication
Definition: a copy that corresponds to an original exactly
Usage: he made a duplicate for the files
Synonyms: mate
Definition: South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
Similar words: potable, beverage, drink, drinkable
Definition: any liquid suitable for drinking
Usage: may I take your beverage order?
Synonyms: mate, first mate
Definition: the officer below the master on a commercial ship
Similar words: officer, ship's officer
Definition: a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel
Usage: he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines
Synonyms: mate
Definition: informal term for a friend of the same sex
Similar words: friend
Definition: a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
Usage: he was my best friend at the university
Synonyms: mate
Definition: the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)
Usage: he loved the mare and all her mates; camels hate leaving their mates
Similar words: animal, animate being, beast, fauna, brute, creature
Definition: a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
Synonyms: spouse, partner, married person, mate, better half
Definition: a person's partner in marriage
Similar words: spousal equivalent, spouse equivalent, significant other, domestic partner
Definition: a person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship
Similar words: relation, relative
Definition: a person related by blood or marriage
Usage: police are searching for relatives of the deceased; he has distant relations back in New Jersey
Definition: a fellow member of a team
Usage: it was his first start against his former teammates
Similar words: associate
Definition: a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor
Usage: he had to consult his associate before continuing
Synonyms: Ilex paraguariensis, Paraguay tea, mate
Definition: South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea
Similar words: holly
Definition: any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges
Definition: one of a pair
Usage: he lost the mate to his shoe; one eye was blue but its fellow was brown
Similar words: singleton
Definition: a single object (as distinguished from a pair)
Definition: place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
Usage: Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves
Similar words: trounce, crush, vanquish, shell, beat, beat out
Definition: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
Usage: Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship; We beat the competition; Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game
Synonyms: couple, twin, pair, match, mate
Definition: bring two objects, ideas, or people together
Usage: 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
Similar words: join, bring together
Definition: cause to become joined or linked
Usage: join these two parts so that they fit together
Synonyms: copulate, couple, pair, mate
Definition: engage in sexual intercourse
Usage: Birds mate in the Spring