Phrase Hound found 39 phrases and 201 compound words that contain mates. The most common are listed below. Open mates in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 39
- mates' ratesDiscounted prices offered to friends.
- old matesplural of old mate: An elderly man.
- running matesplural of running mate: A candidate on a joint ticket.
- school matesplural of school mate: A person who was a fellow attendee at one's school.
- soul matesplural of soul mate: Someone, especially a romantic partner, with whom one is exceptionally or uniquely compatible or has a special, almost spiritual connection.
- age-matesplural of age-mate: One who is the same age as another.
- battery matesplural of battery mate: One who plays in the same battery, either the pitcher or the catcher.
- boat matesplural of boat mate: Someone with whom one shares a boat, or with whom one works on a boat.
- breakfast-matesplural of breakfast-mate: Someone with whom one eats breakfast.
- chief matesplural of chief mate: In 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.
- clan matesplural of clan mate: A member of the same clan.
- farm-matesplural of farm-mate: Someone with whom one lives or works on a farm.
- first matesplural of first mate: An officer on a merchant ship next in rank to the captain and responsible to the captain for the safety and security of the ship.
- ladder matesplural of ladder mate: A checkmate pattern in which two major pieces team up to push the enemy king to one side of the board.
- office matesplural of office mate: one who shares an office with another
- plane-matesplural of plane-mate: Someone with whom one shares a plane ride, especially a seatmate.
- team-matesplural of team-mate: One who is on the same team.
- tour matesplural of tour mate: A person with whom one goes on a tour.
- train-matesplural of train-mate: Someone with whom one rides in a train.
- Arabian matesplural of Arabian mate: A 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.
- smother matesplural of smother 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.
- back-rank matesplural of back-rank mate: A 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).
- Billy no matesA person who has few or no friends.
- Johnny no matesSynonym of Billy no mates (“a person with few or no friends”).
- Nigel no matesSynonym of Billy no mates (“a person with few or no friends”).
Compound words 201
- estimatesplural of estimate: A rough calculation or assessment of the value, size, or cost of something.
- roommatesplural of roommate: A person with whom one shares a room, as in a dormitory, barracks, rooming house, or apartment.
- classmatesplural of classmate: A student who is in the same class at school.
- teammatesplural of teammate: One who is on the same team.
- primatesplural of primate: A mammal of the order Primates, comprising of apes (including humans), monkeys, lemurs, tarsiers, lorisids, and galagos.
- climatesplural of climate: The long-term manifestations of weather and other atmospheric conditions in a given area or country, now usually represented by the statistical summary of its weather conditions during a period long enough to ensure that …
- automatesthird-person singular simple present indicative of automate: To replace or enhance human labor with machines.
- playmatesplural of playmate: A companion for someone (especially a child) to play with.
- soulmatesplural of soulmate: Someone, especially a romantic partner, with whom one is exceptionally or uniquely compatible or has a special, almost spiritual connection.
- intimatesplural of intimate: Closely acquainted; familiar.