Mate definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary MATE, n. 1. A companion; an associate; one who customarily associates ... table. 5. One that attends the same school; a school-mate. 6. An officer in a merchant ship or ship of ... assist the master or commander. In a merchant ship, the mate,in the absence of the master, takes command of the ship. Large ships have a first, second, and third mate. In general, mate, in compound words, denotes an assistant, and ranks next ...
Co-mate definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary CO-MATE, n. A fellow mate, or companion. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Co-mate Co"-mate`, n. [Pref. co- + mate.] A companion. --Shak.
first mate definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: the officer below the master on a commercial ship [syn: mate, first mate] Webster's 1913 Dictionary First First, a. [OE. first, furst ... are sprung From thy implanted grace in man! --Milton. First mate, an officer in a merchant vessel next in rank to ... First officer (Naut.), in the merchant service, same as First mate (above). First sergeant (Mil.), the ranking non-commissioned officer in ...
running mate definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a nominee ... running mates) In an election campaign, a candidate's running mate is the person that they have chosen to help them in the election. If the candidate wins, the running mate will become the second most important person after the winner ... AM) ...Clinton's selection of Al Gore as his running mate. N-COUNT: oft poss N Moby Thesaurus also-ran, aspirant ...
Yoke-mate definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary YOKE-FELLOW, YOKE-MATE, n. [yoke and fellow or mate.] 1. An associate or companion. 2. A mate; a fellow.
Check-mate definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary CHECK-MATE, n. 1. The movement on a chess board or in ... so that the game is finished. 2. Defeat; overthrow. CHECK-MATE, v.t. To finish.
soul mate definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: someone for ... Collin's Cobuild Dictionary also soulmate(soul mates) A soul mate is someone with whom you share a close friendship and ... correspondent, counterpart, equivalent, fellow, image, kindred spirit, like, likeness, lovebirds, mate, near duplicate, obverse, parallel, pendant, picture, reciprocal, second self, similitude ...
mate's receipt definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Shipping note Ship ... receive on board specified goods, and a receipt for the mate to sign, on receiving whose signature it is called the mate's receipt, and is surrendered by the shipper for the ...
Smothered mate definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Smothered mate Smoth"ered mate (Chess) Checkmate given when movement of the king is completely ...
cuckoo's mate definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Wryneck Wry"neck, n. (Med ... the neck around in different directions. Called also cuckoo's mate, snakebird, summer bird, tonguebird, and writheneck.
cuckoo mate definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Cuckoo Cuck"oo (k??k ... Cuckoo maid (Zo["o]l.), the wryneck; -- called also cuckoo mate. Cuckoo ray (Zo["o]l.), a British ray (Raia miraletus ...
Trencher mate definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Trencher Trench"er, n. [OE ... one who frequents the tables of others; a sponger. Trencher mate, a table companion; a parasite; a trencher fly. --Hooker.
Boatswain's mate definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Boatswain Boat"swain, n. [Boat ... a) The jager gull. (b) The tropic bird. Boatswain's mate, an assistant of the boatswain. --Totten.