A Quick and Simple Dictionary

tea

1. (initialism) .  (context, Northern Ireland) Training and employment agency.
2. (acronym) .  (US, politics) Taxed Enough Already.
3. Noun.  (uncountable) The dried leaves or buds of the tea plant, ''Camellia sinensis''.
4. Noun.  (uncountable) The drink made by infusing these dried leaves or buds in hot water.
5. Noun.  (countable) A variety of the tea plant.
6. Noun.  (uncountable) By extension, any drink made by infusing parts of various other plants.
7. Noun.  (countable, UK) A cup of any one of these drinks, often with a small amount of milk or cream added and sweetened with sugar or honey.
8. Noun.  (countable, Southern US) A glass of iced tea, typically served with ice cubes and sometimes with a slice or wedge of lemon.
9. Noun.  (uncountable, UK) A light meal eaten mid-afternoon, typically with tea.
10. Noun.  (uncountable, New Zealand) The main evening meal, irrespective of whether tea is drunk with it.
11. Noun.  (cricket) The break in play between the second and third sessions.
12. Noun.  (slang, dated) Marijuana.
13. Verb.  To drink tea.
14. Verb.  To take afternoon tea (the light meal).