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English to English noun
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a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water |  | Example: iced tea is a cooling drink
source: wordnet30
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a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes | | Example: an Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea
source: wordnet30
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a tropical evergreen shrub or small tree extensively cultivated in e.g. China and Japan and India; source of tea leaves | | Example: tea has fragrant white flowers
source: wordnet30
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a reception or party at which tea is served | | Example: we met at the Dean's tea for newcomers
source: wordnet30
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dried leaves of the tea shrub; used to make tea | | Example: the store shelves held many different kinds of tea
they threw the tea into Boston harbor
source: wordnet30
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The prepared leaves of a shrub, or small tree (Thea, or Camellia, Chinensis). The shrub is a native of China, but has been introduced to some extent into some other countries. | | source: webster1913
verb
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To take or drink tea. | | source: webster1913
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