Tea (Noun)
Meaning 1
A reception or party at which tea is served; "we met at the Dean's tea for newcomers".
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Meaning 2
A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water; "iced tea is a cooling drink".
Classification
Nouns denoting foods and drinks.
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Meaning 3
A tropical evergreen shrub or small tree extensively cultivated in e.g. China and Japan and India; source of tea leaves; "tea has fragrant white flowers".
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
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Meaning 4
A light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes; "an Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea".
Classification
Nouns denoting foods and drinks.
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Meaning 5
Dried leaves of the tea shrub; used to make tea; "the store shelves held many different kinds of tea"; "they threw the tea into Boston harbor".
Classification
Nouns denoting foods and drinks.