| mating |
| 1. adj. Fitting into or onto a corresponding part, as a matched plug and socket. | |
| 2. n. (zoology) Pairing of organisms for copulation. | |
| 3. n. (zoology) Sexual union; copulation. | |
| 4. v. present participle of mate | |
| mate |
| 1. n. A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate. | |
| 2. n. (especially of a non-human animal) A breeding partner. | |
| 3. n. (colloquial, British, Australia, New Zealand) A friend, usually of the same sex. | |
| I'm going to the pub with a few mates. | |
| He's my best mate. | |
| 4. n. (colloquial, British, Australia, New Zealand) a colloquial "sir"; an informal and friendly term of address to a stranger, usually male, of similar age | |
| Excuse me, mate, have you got the time? | |
| 5. n. (nautical) In naval ranks, a non-commissioned officer or his subordinate (e.g. Boatswain's Mate, Gunner's Mate, Sailmaker's Mate, etc). | |
| 6. n. (nautical) A ship's officer, subordinate to the master on a commercial ship. | |
| 7. n. (nautical) A first mate. | |
| 8. n. A technical assistant in certain trades (e.g. gasfitter's mate, plumber's mate); sometimes an apprentice. | |
| 9. n. The other member of a matched pair of objects. | |
| I found one of the socks I wanted to wear, but I couldn't find its mate. | |
| 10. n. A suitable companion; a match; an equal. | |
| 11. v. (intransitive) To match, fit together without space between. | |
| The pieces of the puzzle mate perfectly. | |
| 12. v. (intransitive) To copulate. | |
| 13. v. (intransitive) To pair in order to raise offspring | |
| 14. v. To arrange in matched pairs. | |
| 15. v. To introduce (animals) together for the purpose of breeding. | |
| 16. v. (transitive, of an animal) To copulate with. | |
| 17. v. To marry; to match (a person). | |
| 18. v. To match oneself against; to oppose as equal; to compete with. | |
| 19. v. To fit (objects) together without space between. | |
| 20. v. (transitive, aerospace) To move (a space shuttle orbiter) onto the back of an aircraft that can carry it. | |
| 21. n. (chess) Short for checkmate. | |
| 22. v. (intransitive) To win a game of chess by putting the opponent in checkmate | |
| 23. v. To confuse; to confound. | |
| 24. n. alternative spelling of maté, an aromatic tea-like drink prepared from the holly yerba maté. | |
| 25. n. The abovementioned plant; the leaves and shoots used for the tea | |
| season |
| 1. n. Each of the four divisions of a year: spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter | |
| 2. n. A part of a year when something particular happens | |
| mating season | |
| the rainy season | |
| the football season | |
| 3. n. (obsolete) That which gives relish; seasoning. | |
| 4. n. (cricket) The period over which a series of Test matches are played. | |
| 5. n. (North America, broadcasting) A group of episodes of a television or radio program broadcast in regular intervals with a long break between each group, usually with one year between the beginning of e | |
| The third season of “Friends” aired from 1996 to 1997. | |
| 6. n. (archaic) An extended, undefined period of time. | |
| 7. v. To flavour food with spices, herbs or salt. | |
| 8. v. To make fit for any use by time or habit; to habituate; to accustom; to inure | |
| to season oneself to a climate | |
| 9. v. Hence, to prepare by drying or hardening, or removal of natural juices | |
| The timber needs to be seasoned. | |
| 10. v. (intransitive) To become mature; to grow fit for use; to become adapted to a climate. | |
| 11. v. (intransitive) To become dry and hard, by the escape of the natural juices, or by being penetrated with other substance | |
| The wood has seasoned in the sun. | |
| 12. v. (obsolete) To copulate with; to impregnate. | |
