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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 | ||
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