Meaning of tea | Babel Free

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1. A city in South Dakota.
2. Initialism of training and employment agency.
   Northern-Ireland, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism
3. The tea plant (Camellia sinensis); (countable) a variety of this plant.
   uncountable
4. Acronym of The Elm Architecture.
   abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
5. A moment, a historical unit of time from China, about the amount of time needed to quickly drink a traditional cup of tea.
6. a small bag or sachet of thin paper containing tea, on to which boiling water is poured in a pot or cup. teesakkie كيس شاي чай в торбичка-филтър saquinho de chá sáček čaje der Teebeutel tepose φακελάκι τσάι bolsita de té teekott چای کیسه ای teepussi sachet de thé שָׂקִיק תֵּה चाय के बहुत छोटे कागज का थैला vrećica čaja zacskós tea kantung teh tepoki bustina di tè ティーバッグ 차 봉지 arbatos maišelis tējas maisiņš uncang teh theezakjetepose herbata ekspresowa saquinho de chá săculeţ de ceai чайный паке...
7. Acronym of triethylaluminium.
   abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable
8. The dried leaves or buds of the tea plant; (countable) a variety of such leaves.
   uncountable
9. Acronym of Tiny Encryption Algorithm
   abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
10. a cup, usually of medium size, in which tea is served. teekoppie فِنْجان شاي чаена чаша xícara de chá šálek na čaj die Teetasse tekop φλιτζάνι του τσαγιού taza de té teetass فنجان teemuki tasse à thé סֶפֶל תֵּה चाय का प्याला šalica za čaj teáscsésze cangkir teh tebolli tazza da tè 紅茶茶わん 찻잔 arbatinis puodelis tējas krūze cawan teh theekopjetekopp filiżanka do herbaty chávena de chá ceaşcă de ceai чашка šálka na čaj čajna skodelica šoljica za čaj tekopp ถ้วยน้ำชา çay fincanı 茶杯 чайна чашка چائے...
    usually
11. Abbreviation of triethylamine.
    abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
12. The drink made by infusing these dried leaves or buds in hot water.
    uncountable
13. Acronym of Texas Education Agency.
    Texas, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
14. an afternoon party at which tea is usually served. She has been invited to a tea-party. teepartytjie حَفْلَة شاي чаено парти chá odpolední společnost die Teegesellschaft teselskab απογευματινή συγκέντρωση για τσάι merienda teeõhtu مهمانی عصرانه teekutsut thé מְסִיבַּת תֵה चाय पार्टी čajanka tea acara minum teh teboð tè お茶の会 다과회 arbatëlë pēcpusdienas tēja (viesības) majlis minum teh theekransjeteselskap herbatka towarzyska chá ceai чаепитие popoludňajšie posedenie čajanka čajanka tebjudning ปา...
    usually
15. Abbreviation of triethanolamine.
    abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
16. Specifically sweet tea, an iced tea supersaturated with sugar.
    Southern-US, countable, uncountable
17. a pot with a spout used for making and pouring tea. teepot إبْريق الشاي чайник bule čajová konvice die Teekanne tepotte τσαγιέραtetera teekann قوری teekannu théièreתיון चायदान čajnik teáskanna teko teketill teiera ティーポット 찻주전자 arbatinis tējkanna teko teh theepottekanne dzbanek do herbaty bule ceainic чайник čajová kanvica čajnik čajnik tekanna กาน้ำชา çaydanlık, demlik 茶壺 заварювальний чайник چائے دان ấm để pha trà 茶壶
18. Any drink which is similar to Camellia sinensis tea in some way
    countable, uncountable
19. a restaurant where tea, coffee, cakes etc are served. teekamer صالَة الشاي، مَطْعَم صَغير للشاي والقَهْوَة والكَعْك чаена зала salão de chá čajovna, kavárna die Teestube konditori τεϊοποτείο salón de té teerestoran, teebaar کافی شاپ teehuone salon de thé בֵּית תֵה चाय-दुकान čajana, prostorija za posluživanje čaja teázó ruang minum teh testofa sala da tè 喫茶店 찻집 arbatinė tējnīca; konditoreja bilik minum teh tearoomtesalong, konditoriherbaciarnia salão de chá cafenea; cofetărie кафе-кондитерская...
    etc
20. Any drink which is similar to Camellia sinensis tea in some way:
    uncountable
21. Any similar drink made by infusing parts of various other plants.
    uncountable
22. a set of cups, saucers and plates, sometimes with a teapot and milk-jug. teestel طَقْم شاي сервиз за чай serviço de chá čajová souprava das Teeservice testel σερβίτσιο τσαγιού juego de té teeserviis سرویس چایخوری teeastiasto service à thé מַעֲרֶכֶת כְּלֵי תֵּה चाय पिलाने का सामान čajni servis teáskészlet peralatan minum teh tesett/-stell servizio da tè 茶器一式 찻잔 세트 arbatos servizas tējas servīze set teh theeserviesteserviseserwis do herbaty serviço de chá serviciu de ceai чайный сервиз čajová s...
23. Meat stock served as a hot drink.
    in-compounds, uncountable
24. an amount that fills a teaspoon. two teaspoonfuls of salt. teelepel vol مقِدار مِلْعَقَة شاي чаена лъжичка colher de chá lžička der Teelöffelvoll teskefuld κουταλιά του γλυκού cucharadita teelusikatäis به اندازه قاشق چایخوری teelusikallinen cuillerée à café כַּפִּית מְלֵאָה छोटा चम्मच भर količina koja stane u čajnu žličicu kávéskanálnyi sesendok teh teskeiðarfylli cucchiaino da tè 茶さじ１杯 스푼 하나의 양 (arbatinis) šaukštelis tējkarote (daudzums) sudu the penuh theelepeltjeteskjełyżeczkacolher de chá...
25. A cup or (East Asia, Southern US) glass of any of these drinks, often with milk, sugar, lemon, and/or tapioca pearls.
    Commonwealth, Northern-US, countable
26. the time in the late afternoon or early evening at which people take tea. He said he would be back at tea-time. teetyd وَقْت شُرْب الشاي بَعْد الظُّهر чаено време hora do chá doba svačiny die Teestunde sen eftermiddag; tidlig aften ώρα του τσαγιού hora del té teeaeg وقت چای عصرانه teehetki heure du thé אֲרוַּחת אַרבָּע चाय काल या समय vrijeme za čaj uzsonnaidő waktu minum teh tetími ora del tè お茶の時間 (오후의) 차 마시는 시간 pavakarė tējas laiks, vēla pēcpusdiena waktu minum teh theetijdtetid, ettermidda...
27. A light midafternoon meal, typically but not necessarily including tea.
    UK, uncountable
28. a cloth for drying dishes after they have been washed eg after a meal. teedoek مَناشِف الصُّحون кърпа pano de prato utěrka das Abtrockentuch viskestykke πετσέτα για στέγνωμα πιάτων paño de cocina nõudekuivatusrätik دستمال نمچین astiapyyhe torchon מָגֶבֶת מִטבָּח चाय कपड़ा kuhinjska krpa törlőruha serbet cangkir viskustykki, diskaþurrka strofinaccio ふきん 행주 pašluostė trauku dvielis kain pengelap pinggan theedoekoppvaskhåndkleścierka do naczyń pano da louça cârpă de vase чайное полотенце utierka...
    eg
29. Synonym of supper, the main evening meal, whether or not it includes tea.
    Commonwealth, Ireland, uncountable
30. An evergreen shrub or small tree (Camellia sinensis) native to Asia, having fragrant, nodding, cup-shaped white flowers and glossy leaves.
    (Camellia sinensis)
31. The break in play between the second and third sessions.
    countable, uncountable
32. Synonym of marijuana.
    countable, dated, slang, uncountable
33. Information, especially gossip.
    countable, slang, uncountable

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Examples

“Darjeeling tea is grown in India.”

“Go to the supermarket and buy some Darjeeling tea.”

“Not for all the tea in China.”

“Would you like some tea?”

“She is drinking her tea right now.”

“Mother[…]considered that the exclusiveness of Peter's circle was due not to its distinction, but to the fact that it was an inner Babylon of prodigality and whoredom, from which every Kensingtonian held aloof, except on the conventional tip-and-run excursions in pursuit of shopping, tea and theatres.”

“Mushroom Tea / 8 cups water / 1 cup dried reishi mushroom pieces [...] 1. Start by making Reishi Mushroom Tea: Bring water to a boil in a medium saucepan. 2. Add the reishi mushroom pieces[…]”

“camomile tea; mint tea”

“Curcuma tea relieves colds[…]”

“beef tea”

“We'd like one tea and one coffee, please.”

“I won't make it to the breakfast event, but I'll see you at the tea.”

“But the gorge of the Rush was not at all a nice place for travelling either. I mean, it was not a nice place for people in a hurry. For an afternoon's ramble ending in a picnic tea it would have been delightful.”

“Tea was a very special institution, revolving as it did around the ceremony and worship of Toast. In a place [public schools] where alcohol, tobacco and drugs were forbidden, it was essential that something should take their place as a powerful and public totem of virility and cool. Toast, for reasons lost in time, was the substance chosen.”

“The family were sitting round the table, eating their tea.”

“Jacki set about making the tea—bacon grills with chips and bread and butter.”

“Australia were 490 for 7 at tea on the second day.”

“As recently as the mid-80s the players would be given a bottle of beer at lunchtime at some county grounds, and "tea" still meant a cup of tea into the 90s.”

“So they were evidence. Evidence of what? That a man occasionally smoked a stick of tea, a man who looked as if any touch of the exotic would appeal to him. On the other hand lots of tough guys smoked marijuana […].”

“Tea puts a musician in a real masterly sphere, and that's why so many jazzmen have used it.”

“Here in Texas possession of tea is a felony calling for 2 years.”

“Jive music and tea were the two most important components of the hipster's life.”

“Seeing that we didn’t know anything about ourselves, he whipped out three sticks of tea and said to go ahead, supper’d be ready soon.”

“Spill the tea on that drama, hon.”

“Now I've told you that I've taken LSD, and you think I'm gonna leap through a window or something like that. And you know why that is, that's because of Art Linkletter's daughter.... But let me give you the tea on her, see, she took LSD, realized she was Art Linkletter's daughter, and threw herself out of the window!”

“"What's the tea on you and China? Where she at Alicia? You should know where ya baby at."”

“For those looking for tea on someone, one of the first places you should look is their Venmo account. ... Though most people have found out how to make all of their transactions private, preventing snooping eyes from seeing how many times they've gone out for brunch in the last month, JD Vance hasn't seemed to figure that out yet.”

“Hinojosa presented state budget data going back to 2016 that she said shows TEA has grown by about 50% over the last decade under Gov. Greg Abbott, while the percentage of students who pass the state’s assessment tests has declined.”

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