TEA as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes
   Synonym(s)
   • afternoon tea (what does afternoon tea mean?)
   • teatime (what does teatime mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • an Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea
   Hypernyms(s) tea is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • meal (what does meal mean?)
   • repast (what does repast mean?)
2. Meaning
   • dried leaves of the tea shrub
   • used to make tea
   Synonym(s)
   • tea leaf (what does tea leaf mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the store shelves held many different kinds of tea
   • they threw the tea into Boston harbor
   Hypernyms(s) tea is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • herb (what does herb mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • tea bag (what does tea bag mean?)
   • black tea (what does black tea mean?)
   • green tea (what does green tea mean?)
   • oolong (what does oolong mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
   Usage Example(s)
   • iced tea is a cooling drink
   Hypernyms(s) tea is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • beverage (what does beverage mean?)
   • drink (what does drink mean?)
   • drinkable (what does drinkable mean?)
   • potable (what does potable mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • cambric tea (what does cambric tea mean?)
   • cuppa (what does cuppa mean?)
   • cupper (what does cupper mean?)
   • herb tea (what does herb tea mean?)
   • herbal tea (what does herbal tea mean?)
   • ice tea (what does ice tea mean?)
   • iced tea (what does iced tea mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a reception or party at which tea is served
   Usage Example(s)
   • we met at the Dean’’s tea for newcomers
   Hypernyms(s) tea is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • reception (what does reception mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a tropical evergreen shrub or small tree extensively cultivated in e.g. China and Japan and India
   • source of tea leaves
   Synonym(s)
   • Camellia sinensis (what does Camellia sinensis mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • tea has fragrant white flowers
   Hypernyms(s) tea is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • shrub (what does shrub mean?)
   • bush (what does bush mean?)