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[ US /ˈti/ ]
[ US /ˈti/ ]
NOUN
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a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes
an Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea -
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
iced tea is a cooling drink -
dried leaves of the tea shrub; used to make tea
the store shelves held many different kinds of tea
they threw the tea into Boston harbor -
a tropical evergreen shrub or small tree extensively cultivated in e.g. China and Japan and India; source of tea leaves
tea has fragrant white flowers -
a reception or party at which tea is served
we met at the Dean's tea for newcomers
How To Use tea In A Sentence
- Blackpool Scorpions notched their first away win of the season against a good attacking Leigh team.
- Wine lovers in the U.S. are increasingly describing their favorite vintage as molto buono, instead of très bon.
- The protests were going on about 1 kilometers away in the main street and some of the protesting crowd were running from tear gass used among them, towards Salehi St. The film is shot by my friend who was standing beside me. Iran Election Live-Blogging (Saturday June 20 Part II)
- It wasn't a bad program; with full profs as teachers, I read a lot and learned a lot.
- Gone was the prim nodus; instead her long hair was parted in the center and allowed to fall loose under a veil, in a deliberate echo of the statuary poses of classical goddesses. Caesars’ Wives
- A lot of schools don't really encourage team sports .
- Instead of asking the fortunate few, why doesn't Ted asked the gifted masses of state employees to do a little giveback? We're! Number! 5! (Jack Bog's Blog)
- Methone is a bit bigger than Anthe, at 3km (1.8 miles) in diameter, it too was discovered by the Cassini imaging team in 2004. Tom's Astronomy Blog
- Combine the corn with steamed green vegetables like asparagus and offer baked potatoes to ensure the children don't go hungry.
- They will also force schools to put more emphasis on teaching basic subjects.
