Alternative spelling of maté, an aromatic tea-like drink prepared from the holly yerba maté (Ilex paraguariensis). / The abovementioned plant; the leaves and shoots used for the tea

Punctuation mark “!” (used to denote excitement, surprise or shock).

(typography) The punctuation mark "?", used at the end of a sentence to indicate a question. / (figuratively, informal) A state of doubt or uncertainty.

(uncountable) The substance inside bones which produces blood cells. / (countable) A kind of vegetable like a large courgette/zucchini or squash. / The pith of certain plants.

(Tyneside, informal) A friend, pal, buddy, mate. / (Scotland or archaic) One of a pair; a match; a companion; an intimate associate.

Greater in dignity, rank, importance, significance, or interest. / Greater in number, quantity, or extent. / Notable or conspicuous in effect or scope.

(military) A rank of officer in the army and the US air force, between captain and lieutenant colonel. / An officer in charge of a section of band instruments, used with a modifier.

(intransitive) Used in a phrasal verb: major in.

(Britain, slang, now chiefly archaic or humorous) Mother. / (anatomy) A meninx; the dura mater, arachnoid mater, or pia mater of the brain.

(biology) Someone or something that mates.