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te-hee

tea


Definition: Meaning of, tea in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / tiː /

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  1. drink/leaves [uncountable and countable] a hot brown drink made by pouring boiling water onto the dried leaves from a particular Asian bush, or a cup of this drink
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  2. drink/leaves [uncountable] dried, finely cut leaves that are used to make tea
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  3. drink/leaves [uncountable] bushes whose leaves are used to make tea
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  4. mint/camomile etc tea a hot drink made by pouring boiling water onto leaves or flowers, sometimes used as a medicine
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  5. meal [uncountable and countable] British English a small meal of cake or BISCUIT s eaten in the afternoon with a cup of tea
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  6. meal [uncountable and countable] British English used in some parts of Britain to mean a large meal that is eaten early in the evening
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  7. tea and sympathy British English kindness and attention that you give someone when they are upset
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tea used in phrases

  • African tea (noun)
    1. the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant
  • Arabian tea (noun)
    1. the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant
  • Blue Mountain tea (noun)
    1. goldenrod of eastern America having aromatic leaves from which a medicinal tea is made
  • Boston Tea Party (noun)
    1. disguised as Indians 1773 history demonstration by citizens of Boston who raided three British ships in Boston harbour and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbour; organized as a protest against taxes on tea
  • Boston Tea Party, the
    1. a protest in Boston in 1773 against the British tax on tea, when tea was thrown from British ships into the water. This is often considered to be the event that started the AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR .
  • Duke of Argyll's tea tree (noun)
    1. deciduous erect or spreading shrub with spiny branches and violet-purple flowers followed by orange-red berries; southeastern Europe to China
  • English breakfast tea (noun)
    1. black tea grown in China
  • Labrador tea (noun)
    1. evergreen shrub of eastern North America having white or creamy bell-shaped flowers and dark green hairy leaves used for tea during American Revolution
  • Mexican tea (noun)
    1. eurasian aromatic oak-leaved goosefoot with many yellow-green flowers; naturalized North America
    2. rank-smelling tropical American pigweed
  • Paraguay tea (noun)
    1. south American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea
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