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31mate — mate1 mateless, adj. /mayt/, n., v., mated, mating. n. 1. husband or wife; spouse. 2. one member of a pair of mated animals. 3. one of a pair: I can t find the mate to this glove. 4. a counterpart. 5. an associate; fellow worker; comrade; partner …
32first — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 a earliest in time or order. b coming next after a specified or implied time (shall take the first train; the first cuckoo). 2 foremost in position, rank, or importance (First Lord of the Treasury; first mate). 3 Mus.… …
33mate — [[t]me͟ɪt[/t]] ♦♦♦ mates, mating, mated 1) N COUNT: usu with poss You can refer to someone s friends as their mates, especially when you are talking about a man and his male friends. [BRIT, INFORMAL] He s off drinking with his mates... A mate of… …
34mate — I. /meɪt / (say mayt) noun 1. one joined with another in any pair. 2. a counterpart. 3. husband or wife. 4. one of a pair of mated animals. 5. a. a habitual associate; comrade; friend; intimate: they ve been good mates from way back. b. (a form… …
35mate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. companion, chum, comrade; counterpart; consort, spouse; husband, wife. See friend, marriage, auxiliary. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [One of a pair] Syn. complement, analog, counterpart; see match 2 . 2. [A… …
36mate — I [[t]meɪt[/t]] n. v. mat•ed, mat•ing 1) a husband or wife; spouse 2) one member of a pair of mated animals 3) one of a pair: a mate of a glove[/ex] 4) counterpart 5) an associate or companion 6) a) naut. first mate b) naut. an assistant to a… …
37mate — 1. Companion. Hoa, koko olua, lua. See spouse and saying, pilipili. ♦ To mate, moe, male, ho omau, ho omau keiki, ho āo. 2. Of ships. Mālama moku, kahu moku. See shipmate. ♦ First mate, mālama moku ekahi. ♦ Second mate, kahu moku,… …
38first officer — noun 1. : a first mate in the merchant service 2. : copilot * * * ˌfirst ˈofficer [first officer] noun = ↑first mate …
39first — [[t]fɜ͟ː(r)st[/t]] ♦ firsts 1) ORD The first thing, person, event, or period of time is the one that happens or comes before all the others of the same kind. She lost 16 pounds in the first month of her diet. ...the first few flakes of snow...… …
40mate — mate1 noun 1》 Brit. informal a friend or companion. 2》 [in combination] a fellow member or joint occupant: his table mates. 3》 the sexual partner of a bird or other animal. 4》 chiefly Brit. an assistant or deputy in some trades: a plumber s mate …
