DICTOMETER

TEA

(tea, té, te)

1. Synonyms:
   • Tea
   Definitions:
   • a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
   Examples:
   • Iced tea is a cooling drink
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Tea
   • Afternoon tea
   • Teatime
   Definitions:
   • a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes
   Examples:
   • An Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Tea
   • Camellia sinensis
   Definitions:
   • a tropical evergreen shrub or small tree extensively cultivated in e.g. China and Japan and India
   • source of tea leaves
   Examples:
   • Tea has fragrant white flowers
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Tea
   Definitions:
   • a reception or party at which tea is served
   Examples:
   • We met at the Dean's tea for newcomers
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Tea
   • Tea leaf
   Definitions:
   • dried leaves of the tea shrub
   • used to make tea
   Examples:
   • The store shelves held many different kinds of tea
   • They threw the tea into Boston harbor