tea
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- noun
- /tiː/
:
té
- Do you think we're gonna stay for tea and cakes?
- tea leaves
- green tea
- black tea
The whole spurt was flooded with dirt, tea bags, liquid.
- The whole spurt was flooded with dirt, tea bags, liquid.
- It smells so good because the the box of tea goes over it once it's all filled.
- And finally the American said, and we threw the English tea into the ocean.
- But I'm talking like, you want that hard tea, actual tea, Black tea, green tea, you know?
- Also white tea, Roybo's tea, Oolong tea.
Examples
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Zoe made me a cup of tea and some cereal.
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Ashema places a cup of tea down in front of him, the steam rising from it.
Fiction book (1991) -
What kind of tea is hard to drink?
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Do you have any green tea?
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I'll make a cup of tea.
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How much quantity of that tea am I going to put into the pot?
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We went and cleaned the kitchen, and we went to the dining table, and poured some tea.
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I poured Elizabeth a second cup of tea and folded the dress away.
Fiction book (1994) -
Along the roadside are many tea stalls, which offer the shopper a variety of locally grown teas.
Academic text (2000) -
Would you like a cup of tea while we discuss our plans?
Synonyms
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A cold drink of tea served with ice and sometimes sugar or lemon
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Tea from leaves steamed and dried with a light fresh taste
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A cold drink of tea poured over ice, often with lemon or sugar
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A hot spiced milk tea from South Asia often sweetened with sugar
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A dark, strong tea made from leaves left to change color
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Tea left in sunlight to steep and served cold with ice
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A light tea made from young leaves with little processing that has a pale color and gentle flavor
A weak tea that people make with milk and sugar for children
Idioms
- Informal
Refuse to do something even for a very large amount of money because it is too important to give up
- Informal
Something that is not related to what people are talking about
Compounds
- Literature
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A political movement in the United States that wants smaller government and lower taxes
- UK
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A drink people make by pouring hot water over dried camomile flowers to help them relax
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A light meal in the afternoon with tea and small cakes, sandwiches, or scones
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A protest in 1773 when American colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor to protest taxes
- Formal
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A formal event in Japan or China where people prepare and serve tea carefully according to tradition
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A light tea made from young leaves with little processing that has a pale color and gentle flavor
A tea made from the leaves of a plant with yellow flowers that people use as medicine
- Archaic
A small evergreen shrub with white bell-shaped flowers whose leaves were used to make tea during the American Revolution
A bush with spiny branches that has purple flowers and bright orange-red berries
- NSFW
Leaves of a plant that people chew or brew as tea to feel more awake and a little happy
- US
An evergreen shrub with hairy leaves and small white flowers that people brew as tea
- US
A low shrub with white bell-shaped flowers and fragrant leaves used for herbal tea
A small bush that grows in the Rocky Mountains with sticky, scented leaves
A South American plant with dried leaves used to make mate, a hot caffeinated drink
- Specialized
A group of trees and bushes from Asia that includes the tea plant and camellias
How Fine
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tea first named the dried leaves used to make the drink in China, where the word was te. Because those dried leaves were what traders sold, tea also means the leaves themselves.