English dictionary

tea

/t/i/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

noun.food

Examples
Iced tea is a cooling drink.

Source: WordNet 3.0
a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes

noun.food

Examples
An Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea.

Synonyms afternoon tea teatime

Source: WordNet 3.0
a tropical evergreen shrub or small tree extensively cultivated in e.g. China and Japan and India; source of tea leaves

noun.plant

Examples
Tea has fragrant white flowers.

Synonyms camellia sinensis

Source: WordNet 3.0
a reception or party at which tea is served

noun.group

Examples
We met at the Dean's tea for newcomers.

Source: WordNet 3.0
dried leaves of the tea shrub; used to make tea

noun.food

Examples
The store shelves held many different kinds of tea.

They threw the tea into Boston harbor.

Synonyms tea leaf

Source: WordNet 3.0
The prepared leaves of a shrub, or small tree (<i>Thea, or Camellia, Chinensis</i>). The shrub is a native of China, but has been introduced to some extent into some other countries.

noun

Source: webster1913