mate

n

1. twin, fellow, other half, one of a pair, Astron. comes; counterpart, parallel, correspondence, peer, equal, equivalent; match, double, bird of a feather, duplicate, copy, facsimile; complement, completer, accessory, concomitant, concurrent.

2. spouse, consort, helpmate, helpmeet, Sl. Facetious. better half; husband, bridegroom, groom, man, Facetious. lord and master, Inf. old man, Inf. hubby; wife, bride, woman, rib, squaw, Inf. old lady.

3. companion, crony, copain, sidekick, shadow, alter ego, Inf. pal, U.S. Inf. buddy, Sl. cully, Sl.Slamese twin, Obs. consort; associate, colleague, compeer, coworker, yoke-fellow, yoke-mate, Scot, and North. Eng. marrow, Archaic. peer; fellow, confrere, brother, sister; comrade, chum, ally, affiliate, friend, acquaintance, amigo, Fr. ami; teammate, playmate, classmate, shipmate, messmate, housemate, roommate, Inf. roomie.

v

4. couple, partner, twin, double, pair or match up; unite, join, bond, fuse, weld, glue, cohere, stick together, hold together; yoke, bind, tie together, bracket; connect, attach, link, chain, shackle; associate, affiliate, ally.

5. marry, lead [s.o.] to the altar, walk [s.o.] down the aisle, give away, hook up, join in holy wedlock or matrimony, Sl. hitch; wed, wive, espouse, tie the knot, take the plunge, say one's vows, say "I do," walk down the aisle, become man and wife, Sl. splice, Sl. hitch up with, Archaic. husband.

6. compare, analogize, consider together, see or look at together, put in the same category.

7.(all of animals) copulate, breed.

8.(all of a gear, rack, worm) interlock, meet, fit, synchronize, coordinate, Mach. mesh, Mech. engage.