Mate vs. Mute
Matenoun
A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.
Matenoun
(especially of a non-human animal) A breeding partner.
Matenoun
A friend, usually of the same sex.
Matenoun
a colloquial "sir"; an informal and friendly term of address to a stranger, usually male, of similar age
Matenoun
(nautical) In naval ranks, a non-commissioned officer or his subordinate (e.g. Boatswain's Mate, Gunner's Mate, Sailmaker's Mate, etc).
Matenoun
(nautical) A ship's officer, subordinate to the master on a commercial ship.
Matenoun
(nautical) A first mate.
Matenoun
A technical assistant in certain trades (e.g. gasfitter's mate, plumber's mate); sometimes an apprentice.
Matenoun
The other member of a matched pair of objects.
Matenoun
A suitable companion; a match; an equal.
Matenoun
(chess) Short for checkmate.
Matenoun
alternative spelling of maté|nodot=1, an aromatic tea-like drink prepared from the holly yerba maté (Ilex paraguariensis).
Matenoun
The abovementioned plant; the leaves and shoots used for the tea
Mateverb
(intransitive) To match, fit together without space between.
Mateverb
(intransitive) To copulate.
Mateverb
(intransitive) To pair in order to raise offspring
Mateverb
(transitive) To arrange in matched pairs.
Mateverb
(transitive) To introduce (animals) together for the purpose of breeding.
Mateverb
To copulate with.
Mateverb
(transitive) To marry; to match (a person).
Mateverb
(transitive) To match oneself against; to oppose as equal; to compete with.
Mateverb
(transitive) To fit (objects) together without space between.
Mateverb
To move (a space shuttle orbiter) onto the back of an aircraft that can carry it.
Mateverb
(intransitive) To win a game of chess by putting the opponent in checkmate
Mateverb
To confuse; to confound.
Matenoun
The Paraguay tea, being the dried leaf of the Brazilian holly (Ilex Paraguensis). The infusion has a pleasant odor, with an agreeable bitter taste, and is much used for tea in South America.
Matenoun
Same as Checkmate.
Matenoun
One who customarily associates with another; a companion; an associate; any object which is associated or combined with a similar object.
Matenoun
Hence, specifically, a husband or wife; and among the lower animals, one of a pair associated for propagation and the care of their young.
Matenoun
A suitable companion; a match; an equal.
Matenoun
An officer in a merchant vessel ranking next below the captain. If there are more than one bearing the title, they are called, respectively, first mate, second mate, third mate, etc. In the navy, a subordinate officer or assistant; as, master's mate; surgeon's mate.
Mateadjective
See 2d Mat.
Mateverb
To confuse; to confound.
Mateverb
To checkmate.
Mateverb
To match; to marry.
Mateverb
To match one's self against; to oppose as equal; to compete with.
Mateverb
To breed; to bring (animals) together for the purpose of breeding; as, she mated a doberman with a German shepherd.
Mateverb
To join together; to fit together; to connect; to link; as, he mated a saw blade to a broom handle to cut inaccessible branches.
Mateverb
To be or become a mate or mates, especially in sexual companionship; as, some birds mate for life; this bird will not mate with that one.
Matenoun
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
Matenoun
a fellow member of a team;
Matenoun
the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner);
Matenoun
a person's partner in marriage
Matenoun
an exact duplicate;
Matenoun
South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea
Matenoun
informal term for a friend of the same sex
Matenoun
South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
Matenoun
a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
Mateverb
make love;
Mateverb
bring two objects, ideas, or people together;
Mateverb
place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game;
Muteadjective
Not having the power of speech; dumb.
Muteadjective
Silent; not making a sound.
Muteadjective
Not uttered; unpronounced; silent; also, produced by complete closure of the mouth organs which interrupt the passage of breath; said of certain letters.
Muteadjective
Not giving a ringing sound when struck; said of a metal.
Mutenoun
A stopped consonant; a stop.
Mutenoun
An actor who does not speak; a mime performer.
Mutenoun
A person who does not have the power of speech.
Mutenoun
A hired mourner at a funeral; an undertaker's assistant.
Mutenoun
(music) An object for dulling the sound of an instrument, especially a brass instrument, or damper for pianoforte; a sordine.
Mutenoun
The faeces of a hawk or falcon.
Muteverb
(transitive) To silence, to make quiet.
Muteverb
(transitive) To turn off the sound of.
Muteverb
Of a bird: to defecate.
Muteverb
(transitive) To cast off; to moult.
Muteverb
To cast off; to molt.
Muteverb
To eject the contents of the bowels; - said of birds.
Mutenoun
The dung of birds.
Mutenoun
One who does not speak, whether from physical inability, unwillingness, or other cause.
Mutenoun
A letter which represents no sound; a silent letter; also, a close articulation; an element of speech formed by a position of the mouth organs which stops the passage of the breath; as, p, b, d, k, t.
Mutenoun
A little utensil made of brass, ivory, or other material, so formed that it can be fixed in an erect position on the bridge of a violin, or similar instrument, in order to deaden or soften the tone.
Muteadjective
Not speaking; uttering no sound; silent.
Muteadjective
Incapable of speaking; dumb.
Muteadjective
Not uttered; unpronounced; silent; also, produced by complete closure of the mouth organs which interrupt the passage of breath; - said of certain letters. See 5th Mute, 2.
Muteadjective
Not giving a ringing sound when struck; - said of a metal.
Mutenoun
a deaf person who is unable to speak
Mutenoun
a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument
Muteverb
deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
Muteadjective
expressed without speech; especially because words would be inappropriate or inadequate;
Muteadjective
lacking power of speech
Muteadjective
unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
