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▸ noun: (uncountable) The dried leaves or buds of the tea plant; (countable) a variety of such leaves.
▸ noun: (uncountable) The drink made by infusing these dried leaves or buds in hot water.
▸ noun: Any drink which is similar to Camellia sinensis tea in some way:
▸ noun: (uncountable) Any similar drink made by infusing parts of various other plants.
▸ noun: (uncountable, in combination) Meat stock served as a hot drink.
▸ noun: (countable, Commonwealth, northern US) A cup or (East Asia, Southern US) glass of any of these drinks, often with milk, sugar, lemon, and/or tapioca pearls.
▸ noun: (uncountable, UK) A light midafternoon meal, typically but not necessarily including tea.
▸ noun: (uncountable, Commonwealth, Ireland) Synonym of supper, the main evening meal, whether or not it includes tea.
▸ noun: (cricket) The break in play between the second and third sessions.
▸ noun: (slang, dated) Synonym of marijuana.
▸ noun: (slang, especially gay slang and African-American Vernacular) Information, especially gossip.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To drink tea.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To take afternoon tea (a light meal).
▸ verb: (transitive) To give tea to.
▸ noun: A moment, a historical unit of time from China, about the amount of time needed to quickly drink a traditional cup of tea. It is now found in Chinese-language historical fiction.
▸ noun: A city in South Dakota
▸ noun: (countable, Northern Ireland) Initialism of training and employment agency.
▸ noun: (uncountable, organic chemistry) Acronym of triethylaluminium. [(organic chemistry) A volatile organometallic compound (Al₂(C₂H₅)₆ or Al₂Et₆) used in various chemical processes and as an ignitor for jet and rocket engines.]
▸ noun: (uncountable, organic chemistry) Abbreviation of triethylamine. [(organic chemistry) The tertiary amine (CH₃-CH₂)₃N, having many industrial uses.]
▸ noun: (uncountable, organic chemistry) Abbreviation of triethanolamine. [(organic chemistry) The tertiary amine (HO-CH₂-CH₂)₃N derived from ethanolamine]
▸ adjective: (US politics) Initialism of taxed enough already.
▸ noun: (software engineering) Initialism of The Elm Architecture.
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tea leaf,
teatime,
afternoon tea,
Camellia sinensis,
herbal tea,
oolong,
coffee,
orange pekoe,
tisane,
chai,
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