Phrase Hound found 36 phrases and 228 compound words that contain mate. The most common are listed below. Open mate in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 36
- running mateA candidate on a joint ticket.
- soul mateAlternative spelling of soulmate: Someone, especially a romantic partner, with whom one is exceptionally or uniquely compatible or has a special, almost spiritual connection.
- first mateAn officer on a merchant ship next in rank to the captain and responsible to the captain for the safety and security of the ship.
- fool's mateThe quickest possible checkmate in the game of chess.
- scholar's mateThe checkmate which occurs shortly after the opening, when the white queen checkmates by taking the black pawn on f7 (or the black queen taking the white pawn on f2), protected by a bishop on c4 (or c5).
- age-mateOne who is the same age as another.
- smothered mateA checkmate, delivered by a knight, in which the mated king is unable to move because he is surrounded (or smothered) by his own pieces.
- old mateAn elderly man.
- ladder mateA checkmate pattern in which two major pieces team up to push the enemy king to one side of the board.
- yerba mateIlex paraguariensis, a plant used to make maté.
- team-mateAlternative spelling of teammate: One who is on the same team.
- Arabian mateA checkmate pattern in which a rook provides the checkmate to the cornered king while being protected by a knight that also covers the only would-be escape square.
- back-rank mateA checkmate delivered by a major piece along the back rank against a king whose advancement is prevented by pieces of its own color (most commonly pawns).
- breakfast-mateSomeone with whom one eats breakfast.
- battery mateOne who plays in the same battery, either the pitcher or the catcher.
- chief mateIn the merchant navy, the officer who is second in command to the captain, and whose primary duties include managing the maintenance and upkeep of the vessel.
- plane-mateSomeone with whom one shares a plane ride, especially a seatmate.
- Boden's mateA checkmate pattern in which two bishops on criss-crossing diagonals deliver mate while the king is boxed in from the other side, usually by friendly pieces.
- epaulette mateA checkmate pattern in which the losing side's king is unable to escape because its two surrounding parallel flight squares are occupied by pieces of its own color. Most commonly occurs with two rooks on the back rank.
- smother mateAlternative form of smothered mate: A checkmate, delivered by a knight, in which the mated king is unable to move because he is surrounded (or smothered) by his own pieces.
- suffocation mateA checkmate pattern in which a bishop "suffocates" the enemy king (by taking away its flight squares), while a knight delivers checkmate.
- David and Goliath mateA checkmate delivered by a pawn.
- aerographer's mateA rating in the United States navy responsible for recording and analysing meteorological and oceanographic data and maintaining related equipment.
- boatswain's mateA petty officer assisting the boatswain aboard ship.
- Cozio's mateA checkmate pattern in which a queen, supported by a piece of its same color, is placed diagonally adjacent to the enemy king. The two flight squares that the queen does not control are occupied by pieces of the king's own color.
Compound words 228
- inmateA person confined to an institution such as a prison (as a convict) or hospital (as a patient).
- classmateA student who is in the same class at school.
- playmateA companion for someone (especially a child) to play with.
- stalemateThe state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves, resulting in a draw.
- materMother.
- soulmateSomeone, especially a romantic partner, with whom one is exceptionally or uniquely compatible or has a special, almost spiritual connection.
- bookmateAn associate in studying or reading.
- mateshipThe post of mate on a ship; a posting as mate.
- racemateA mixture which is racemic (“containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory and levorotatory stereoisomers and therefore not optically active”).
- textmateSomeone, usually a friend, who one frequently communicates using text messages.