English noun: tea | |||
1. | tea (food) a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water | ||
Samples | Iced tea is a cooling drink. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | beverage, drink, drinkable, potable | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cambric tea, cuppa, cupper, herb tea, herbal, herbal tea, ice tea, iced tea, sun tea | ||
Substance holonym | caffein, caffeine, tea, tea leaf | ||
2. | tea (food) a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes | ||
Samples | An Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea. | ||
Synonyms | afternoon tea, teatime | ||
Broader (hypernym) | meal, repast | ||
Domain region | Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | ||
3. | tea (plant) a tropical evergreen shrub or small tree extensively cultivated in e.g. China and Japan and India; source of tea leaves | ||
Samples | Tea has fragrant white flowers. | ||
Synonyms | Camellia sinensis | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bush, shrub | ||
Part holonym | tea, tea leaf | ||
Member meronym | genus Camellia | ||
4. | tea (group) a reception or party at which tea is served | ||
Samples | We met at the Dean's tea for newcomers. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | reception | ||
5. | tea (food) dried leaves of the tea shrub; used to make tea | ||
Samples | The store shelves held many different kinds of tea. They threw the tea into Boston harbor. | ||
Synonyms | tea leaf | ||
Broader (hypernym) | herb | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | black tea, green tea, oolong, tea bag | ||
Part meronym | Camellia sinensis, tea | ||
Substance meronym | tea | ||