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teas

/tiːz/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A drug smoked or ingested for euphoric effect, cannabis.
  2. The hemp plant itself, Cannabis sativa.
  3. Food consumed before going to bed.
  4. Any meal eaten in the evening; dinner eaten in the evening, rather than at noon.
  5. A meal from a chip shop consisting of a deep-fried food with chips.
  6. A drinker, especially one who drinks slowly (i.e., one who sups).
  7. The tea plant (Camellia sinensis); a variety of this plant.
  8. The dried leaves or buds of the tea plant; a variety of such leaves.
  9. The drink made by infusing these dried leaves or buds in hot water.
  10. Any similar drink made by infusing parts of various other plants.
  11. Meat stock served as a hot drink.
  12. A cup or (East Asia) glass of any of these drinks, often with milk, sugar, lemon, and/or tapioca pearls.
  13. To drink tea.
  14. To take afternoon tea (the light meal).
  15. A moment, a historical unit of time from China, about the amount of time needed to quickly drink a traditional cup of tea. It is now found in Chinese-language historical fiction.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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