Definitions
Contest; equal counterpart
Word origin
From Middle English macche, mecche, from Old English mæċċa, ġemæċċa (“companion, mate, wife, one suited to another”), from Proto-West Germanic *makkjō, *gamakkjō (“partner, equal”), from Proto-Germanic *makô, from Proto-Indo-European *mag- (“to knead, work”). Compare Danish mage (“mate”), Icelandic maki (“spouse”).
Used in a sentence
“My local team are playing in a match against their arch-rivals today.”
“Can you play billiards? / Yes, do you wish to have a match with me? / Let us simply play (a game) for pleasure. We needn't have a match, as I don't like to gamble.”
“Ferrer his Taberd vvith rich Verry ſpred, / VVell knovvne in many a vvarlike match before; […]”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer7 curated clues
01“Equal counterpart”5 letters
02“Fire starter or contest”5 letters
03“Game or pairing”5 letters
04“Pair that goes together”5 letters
05“Paired item”5 letters
06“Pairing or contest”5 letters
07“Contest between sides”5 letters
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