tea
tea is a 3-letter English word with 10 senses as noun and intransitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The prepared leaves of a shrub, or small tree (Thea, / Camellia, Chinensis). The shrub is a native of China, but has been introduced to some extent into some other countries. Face value is 3 in Scrabble and 3 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
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- noun. The prepared leaves of a shrub, or small tree (Thea, / Camellia, Chinensis). The shrub is a native of China, but has been introduced to some extent into some other countries.
- noun. A decoction or infusion of tea leaves in boiling water; as, tea is a common beverage.
- noun. Any infusion or decoction, especially when made of the dried leaves of plants; as, sage tea; chamomile tea; catnip tea.
- noun. The evening meal, at which tea is usually served; supper.
- intransitive verb. To take or drink tea.
- noun. a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes
"an Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea"
- noun. 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"
- noun. a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
"iced tea is a cooling drink"
- noun. a reception or party at which tea is served
"we met at the Dean's tea for newcomers"
- noun. 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"
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