Synonyms of the word

spouse

• n. A person in a marriage or marital relationship.
• v. (dated) To wed; to espouse.

mate

• n. A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.
• n. (especially of a non-human animal) A breeding partner.
• n. (colloquial, Britain, Australia, New Zealand) A friend, usually of the same sex.
• n. (colloquial, Britain, Australia, New Zealand) a colloquial "sir"; an informal and friendly term of address…
• n. (nautical) In naval ranks, a non-commissioned officer or his subordinate (e.g. Boatswain's Mate, Gunner's…
• n. (nautical) A ship's officer, subordinate to the master on a commercial ship.
• n. (nautical) A first mate.
• n. A technical assistant in certain trades (e.g. gasfitter's mate, plumber's mate); sometimes an apprentice.
• n. The other member of a matched pair of objects.
• n. A suitable companion; a match; an equal.
• v. (intransitive) To match, fit together without space between.
• v. (intransitive) To copulate.
• v. (intransitive) To pair in order to raise offspring.
• v. (transitive) To arrange in matched pairs.
• v. (transitive) To introduce (animals) together for the purpose of breeding.
• v. (transitive, of an animal) To copulate with.
• v. (transitive) To marry; to match (a person).
• v. (transitive) To match oneself against; to oppose as equal; to compete with.
• v. (transitive) To fit (objects) together without space between.
• v. (transitive, aeronautics, space) To move (a space shuttle orbiter) onto the back of an aircraft that can…
• n. (chess) Short for checkmate.
• v. (intransitive) To win a game of chess by putting the opponent in checkmate.
• v. To confuse; to confound.
• n. Alternative spelling of maté, an aromatic tea-like drink prepared from the holly yerba maté (Ilex paraguariensis).
• n. The abovementioned plant; the leaves and shoots used for the tea.

partner

• n. Someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest.
• n. (nautical) One of the pieces of wood comprising the framework which strengthens the deck of a wooden ship…
• n. (Jamaica) A group financial arrangement in which each member contributes a set amount of money over a…
• v. to make or be a partner.
• v. to work or perform as a partner.

relation

• n. The manner in which two things may be associated.
• n. A member of one's family.
• n. The act of relating a story.
• n. (set theory) A set of ordered tuples.
• n. (set theory) Specifically, a set of ordered pairs.
• n. (databases) A set of ordered tuples retrievable by a relational database; a table.
• n. (mathematics) A statement of equality of two products of generators, used in the presentation of a group.
• n. (category theory) A subobject of a product of objects.
• n. (usually collocated: sexual relation) The act of intercourse.

relative

• adj. Connected to or depending on something else; comparative.
• adj. (computing, of a URL, URI, path, or similar) Expressed in relation to another item, rather than in complete…
• adj. (grammar) That relates to an antecedent.
• adj. (music) Having the same key but differing in being major or minor.
• adj. Relevant; pertinent; related.
• adj. Capable to be changed by other beings or circumstance; conditional.
• n. Someone in the same family; someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption.
• n. (linguistics) A type of adjective that inflects like a relative clause, rather than a true adjective,…