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deskmates

deskmates is the plural of deskmate.

Meaning of deskmate

Noun

deskmate (plural deskmates)

  1. One who sits with another person at the same desk.
    • At our school, pupils could not choose their own deskmates.1993, Siegmar Muehl, Trading cultures in the classroom: two American teachers in China
  2. One who sits with another person at neighbouring (frequently, touching) desks.

Questions about deskmates

What is deskmates the plural of?
Deskmates is the plural of deskmate.

Words near deskmates in the dictionary

  1. desklet
  2. desklets
  3. desklike
  4. deskman
  5. deskmate
  6. deskmates
  7. deskmen
  8. desknote
  9. desknotes
  10. deskpad
  11. deskpads

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