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mate
a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 4
- Starts with
- M
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- AT
- Scrabble score
- 6
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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noun
a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
noun
an exact duplicate
“when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook”
noun
South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
noun
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
noun
informal term for a friend of the same sex
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
noun
a fellow member of a team
“it was his first start against his former teammates”
noun
South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea
noun
one of a pair
“he lost the mate to his shoe”
verb
place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
“Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves”
verb
bring two objects, ideas, or people together
“This fact is coupled to the other one”
verb
engage in sexual intercourse
“Birds mate in the spring”
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Example Sentences
when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook
he loved the mare and all her mates
camels hate leaving their mates
it was his first start against his former teammates
he lost the mate to his shoe
one eye was blue but its fellow was brown
Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves
This fact is coupled to the other one
Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?
The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project
Birds mate in the spring
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