companions

noun

1. 1

   A friend, acquaintance, or partner; someone with whom one spends time or keeps company

   “His dog has been his trusted companion for the last five years.”

2. 2

   A person employed to accompany or travel with another.

3. 3

   The framework on the quarterdeck of a sailing ship through which daylight entered the cabins below.

4. 4

   The covering of a hatchway on an upper deck which leads to the companionway; the stairs themselves.

5. 5

   A knot in whose neighborhood another, specified knot meets every meridian disk.

6. 6

   A thing or phenomenon that is closely associated with another thing, phenomenon, or person.

7. 7

   An appended source of media or information, designed to be used in conjunction with and to enhance the main material.

   “The companion guide gives an in-depth analysis of this particular translation.”

8. 8

   A celestial object that is associated with another.

9. 9

   A knight of the lowest rank in certain orders.

   “a companion of the Bath”

10. 10

    A fellow; a rogue.