Tea vs. Coffee

Teanoun

(uncountable) The dried leaves or buds of the tea plant, Camellia sinensis.

Teanoun

(uncountable) The drink made by infusing these dried leaves or buds in hot water.

Teanoun

(countable) A variety of the tea plant.

Teanoun

(uncountable) By extension, any drink made by infusing parts of various other plants. Also, meat stock served hot as a drink, often as a stimulant or restorative.

Teanoun

A cup of any one of these drinks, often with a small amount of milk or cream added and sweetened with sugar or honey.

Teanoun

A glass of iced tea, typically served with ice cubes and sometimes with a slice or wedge of lemon.

Teanoun

A light meal eaten mid-afternoon, typically with tea; afternoon tea.

Teanoun

The main evening meal, irrespective of whether tea is drunk with it.

Teanoun

(cricket) The break in play between the second and third sessions.

Teanoun

Marijuana.

Teanoun

Information, especially sensitive and/or juicy gossip. Connected to the idea of sipping tea while listening to such information.

Teanoun

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.

Teaverb

To drink tea.

Teaverb

To take afternoon tea (the light meal).

Teanoun

The prepared leaves of a shrub, or small tree (Thea Chinensis or Camellia Chinensis). The shrub is a native of China, but has been introduced to some extent into some other countries.

Teanoun

A decoction or infusion of tea leaves in boiling water; as, tea is a common beverage.

Teanoun

Any infusion or decoction, especially when made of the dried leaves of plants; as, sage tea; chamomile tea; catnip tea.

Teanoun

The evening meal, at which tea is usually served; supper.

Teaverb

To take or drink tea.

Teanoun

a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water;

Teanoun

a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes;

Teanoun

dried leaves of the tea shrub; used to make tea;

Teanoun

a reception or party at which tea is served;

Teanoun

a tropical evergreen shrub or small tree extensively cultivated in e.g. China and Japan and India; source of tea leaves;

Teanoun

a hot drink made by infusing the dried crushed leaves of the tea plant in boiling water

Teanoun

the dried leaves used to make tea

Teanoun

a drink made from the infused leaves, fruits, or flowers of plants other than tea

Teanoun

any hot drink, for example, coffee or cocoa.

Teanoun

the evergreen shrub or small tree which produces tea leaves, native to southern and eastern Asia and grown as a major cash crop.

Teanoun

a light afternoon meal consisting typically of tea to drink, sandwiches, and cakes

Teanoun

a cooked evening meal

Teanoun

breakfast, typically consisting of a hot drink and bread.

Teaverb

drink tea or take afternoon tea

Tea

Tea is an aromatic beverage prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured or fresh leaves of Camellia sinensis, an evergreen shrub native to China and East Asia. After water, it is the most widely consumed drink in the world.

Coffeenoun

(uncountable) A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.

Coffeenoun

(countable) A serving of this beverage.

Coffeenoun

The seeds of the plant used to make coffee, misnamed ‘beans’ due to their shape.

Coffeenoun

The powder made by roasting and grinding the seeds.

Coffeenoun

A tropical plant of the genus Coffea.

Coffeenoun

A pale brown colour, like that of milk coffee.

Coffeenoun

The end of a meal, when coffee is served.

Coffeeadjective

Of a pale brown colour, like that of milk coffee.

Coffeeadjective

Of a table: a small, low table suitable for people in lounge seating to put coffee cups on.

Coffeeverb

(intransitive) To drink coffee.

Coffeenoun

The "beans" or "berries" (pyrenes) obtained from the drupes of a small evergreen tree of the genus Coffea, growing in Abyssinia, Arabia, Persia, and other warm regions of Asia and Africa, and also in tropical America.

Coffeenoun

The coffee tree.

Coffeenoun

The beverage made by decoction of the roasted and ground berry of the coffee tree.

Coffeenoun

a cup of coffee{3}, especially one served in a restaurant; as, we each had two donuts and a coffee; three coffees to go.

Coffeenoun

a social gathering at which coffee is served, with optional other foods or refreshments.

Coffeenoun

a color ranging from medium brown to dark brown.

Coffeenoun

a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans;

Coffeenoun

any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans

Coffeenoun

a seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee

Coffeenoun

a medium to dark brown color

Coffeenoun

a hot drink made from the roasted and ground seeds (coffee beans) of a tropical shrub

Coffeenoun

a cup of coffee

Coffeenoun

coffee seeds roasted and ground, or a powder made from them

Coffeenoun

a pale brown colour like that of milky coffee

Coffeenoun

the shrub which yields coffee seeds, native to the Old World tropics.

Coffee

Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. All fruit must be further processed from a raw material—the fruit and seed—into a stable, raw product; un-roasted, green coffee.