Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: checkmate, first_mate, mate, teammate

[mate.n.01] as in: the officer below the master on a commercial ship

[teammate.n.01] as in: a fellow member of a team

[mate.n.03] as in: the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)

[spouse.n.01] as in: a person's partner in marriage

[match.n.04] as in: an exact duplicate

[mate.n.06] as in: one of a pair

[mate.n.07] as in: South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea

[mate.n.08] as in: informal term for a friend of the same sex

[mate.n.09] as in: South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate

[checkmate.n.02] as in: a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king

[copulate.v.01] as in: engage in sexual intercourse

[match.v.03] as in: bring two objects, ideas, or people together

[checkmate.v.01] as in: place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game