Words · Very common
mate
/meɪt/ · 4 letters · 4 distinct letters
- verb
engage in sexual intercourse
Birds mate in the Spring
- noun
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
- noun
a fellow member of a team
it was his first start against his former teammates
- noun
the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)
he loved the mare and all her mates
- noun
a person's partner in marriage