The other member of a matched pair of objects.
Friendly term of address to a stranger, usually male, of similar age.
A technical assistant in certain trades (e.g. gasfitter's mate, plumber's mate); sometimes an apprentice.
A breeding partner.
In naval ranks, a non-commissioned officer or his subordinate (e.g. Boatswain's Mate, Gunner's Mate, Sailmaker's Mate, etc).
A ship's officer, subordinate to the master on a commercial ship.
A suitable companion; a match; an equal.
A first mate.
A friend, usually of the same sex.
A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.
The abovementioned plant; the leaves and shoots used for the tea
To arrange in matched pairs.
To copulate with.
To match, fit together without space between.
To introduce (animals) together for the purpose of breeding.
To match oneself against; to oppose as equal; to compete with.
To move (a space shuttle orbiter) onto the back of an aircraft that can carry it.
To come together as companions, comrades, partners, etc.
To copulate.
To marry; to match (a person).
To pair in order to raise offspring.
To fit (objects) together without space between.
One of the constituent items that make up a pair.
A couple of working animals attached to work together, as by a yoke.
A boat for two sweep rowers.
A score of zero runs (a duck) in both innings of a two-innings match.
Used with binary nouns (often in the plural to indicate multiple instances, since such nouns are plural only, except in some technical contexts)
A double play, two outs recorded in one play.
The exclusion of one member of a parliamentary party from a vote, if a member of the other party is absent for important personal reasons.
Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of.
Two members of opposite parties or opinion, as in a parliamentary body, who mutually agree not to vote on a given question, or on issues of a party nature during a specified time.
In a mechanism, two elements, or bodies, which are so applied to each other as to mutually constrain relative motion; named in accordance with the motion it permits, as in turning pair, sliding pair, twisting pair.
A doubleheader, two games played on the same day between the same teams
A poker hand that contains two cards of identical rank, which cannot also count as a better hand.
A pair of breasts
A pair of testicles
Two people in a relationship, partnership or friendship.
To engage (oneself) with another of opposite opinions not to vote on a particular question or class of questions.
To group into one or more sets of two.
To bring two (animals, notably dogs) together for mating.
To suit; to fit, as a counterpart.
To come together for mating.
to link two electronic devices wirelessly together, especially through a protocol such as Bluetooth