tea
• evergreen shrub of eastern asia; dried leaves of the tea plant; drink made from water filtered through tea leaves or other dried leaves; cup of tea; afternoon meal at which tea is served
• tea is a drink made with hot water and the chopped, dried leaves of a particular bush.
• tea is also the chopped, dried leaves that you use to make tea.
• other drinks made with hot water and leaves or flowers are also called tea.
• tea is also a light meal that is eaten in the afternoon, or in the early evening.
• if you say that something is not your cup of tea, you mean that you do not like it and would not choose to do it or have it.
tea bag
• small porous bag that contains tea leaves to make tea
• a tea bag is a small paper bag with tea leaves in it which is put into hot water to make tea.
tea break
• a tea break is a short time, usually in the morning and the afternoon, when you stop working and have a cup of tea or coffee.
tea caddy
• a tea caddy is a small tin in which you keep tea.
tea chest
• a tea chest is a large wooden box in which tea is packed when it is exported. some people use tea chests for putting things in when they move from one house to another.
tea cosy
• a tea cosy is a soft cover of cloth or wool which you put over a teapot to keep the tea hot.
tea dance
• dansant, type of social event of drinking tea and dancing held in late afternoon, dance that takes place at teatime
tea garden
• outdoor restaurant or garden where tea is served; tea plantation, plantation for growing tea
tea house
• cafe or restaurant where tea ...
