mates

1. n. a pair of people who live together Source: wordnet
2. n a pair of people who live together n the officer below the master on a commercial ship n a fellow member of a team n the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner) n a person's partner in marriage n an exact duplicate n one of a pair n South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea n informal term for a friend of the same sex n South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate n a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king v engage in sexual intercourse v bring two objects, ideas, or people together v place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game v twist together or entwine into a confusing mass v change texture so as to become matted and felt-like Source: ecdict

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