Quantity

Synonyms for mate

Two senses of mate live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · noun and verb · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsQuantity

one of a pair

He lost the mate to his shoe.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

fellow

Same sentence, swapped: He lost the fellow to his shoe.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for mate as it is used in the sentence above.

spouse
checkmate
lay

Sense 2 of 2verbTier 1, FoothillsContact and joining

engage in sexual intercourse

Birds mate in the spring.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

couple

Same sentence, swapped: Birds couple in the spring.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for mate as it is used in the sentence above.

checkmate
piece
feather

Read nextThe whole library →

Closest first: other quantity words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

gainnounincreasea quantity that is addedFoothillsHas a reason line plentynounlota large number or amount or extentFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line roomnounwayspace for movementFoothillsHas a reason line sufficiencynounenoughan adequate quantityHigh Camp2 sensesHas a reason line thirdnountierceone of three equal parts of a divisible wholeSummitHas a reason line whiskernounhaira very small distance or spaceHigh CampHas a reason line progressnounadvancea movement forwardFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line promisenounhopegrounds for feeling hopeful about the futureFoothills

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