noun
1 drink
ADJECTIVE
▪ fresh
▪
There's some fresh (= just made) ~ in the pot. ( BrE )
▪ stewed (= very strong) ( BrE ), strong
▪ weak
▪ cold , hot , lukewarm , scalding
▪ milky ( esp. BrE )
▪ white (usually after tea ) ( BrE )
▪
I'll have tea—white, no sugar, please.
▪ black ( esp. BrE )
▪ sugary ( esp. BrE ), sweet
▪ morning
▪ decaffeinated
▪ China ( BrE ), Chinese , Indian , etc.
▪ Earl Grey , green , etc.
▪ fruit , herbal
▪ camomile , jasmine , lemon , mint , etc.
▪ ice ( AmE ), iced
… OF TEA
▪ cup , flask ( BrE ), mug , pot , Thermos™
VERB + TEA
▪ drink
▪
I don't drink ~.
▪ have
▪ take
▪
How do you take your ~?
▪ sip
▪
She sipped her hot ~ slowly.
▪ take a mouthful of , take a sip of
▪ brew , get (sb) , make (sb) , mash ( BrE )
▪
I'll make you some ~.
▪
All rooms have tea-making facilities. ( BrE )
▪ bring sb , ply sb with ( humorous , esp. BrE ), serve (sb) , take sb
▪
I'll bring you a cup of ~ in a few minutes.
▪
He plied me with mint ~ and Belgian chocolates.
▪ pour (sb) , pour (sb) out ( esp. BrE )
▪
Pour me a cup of ~ please.
▪ stir
▪ sweeten
TEA + VERB
▪ brew
▪
You haven't let the ~ brew long enough.
▪ cool
▪
Allow the ~ to cool before you drink it.
TEA + NOUN
▪ kettle (usually teakettle ) ( esp. AmE ), pot (usually teapot ) , urn ( esp. BrE )
▪ cosy/cozy
▪ service , set
▪
a bone china ~ service
▪ cup (usually teacup )
▪ cart (usually teacart ) ( AmE ), tray , trolley ( BrE ), wagon ( AmE )
▪
A lady comes round the office with a ~ trolley in the afternoon.
▪
Work stopped when the teacart came in.
▪ bar ( esp. BrE ), garden , house , room ( esp. BrE ), shop ( esp. BrE )
▪
The hospital ~ bar is run by volunteers.
▪
an authentic Japanese ~ house
▪ boy ( offensive when used of an older man ), lady (both BrE )
▪ drinker , drinking
▪ break ( esp. BrE )
▪ party
▪ ceremony
PREPOSITION
▪ in your ~
▪
Do you take sugar in your ~?
PHRASES
▪ ~ and coffee , ~ or coffee
▪
Would you like ~ or coffee?
▪ ~ and biscuits ( BrE )
▪ ~ and sympathy ( esp. BrE )
▪
He tried to alleviate their disappointment by inviting them in for ~ and sympathy.
▪ ~ for two ( esp. BrE )
▪
‘Tea for two,’ said Mary, ‘and a slice of your delicious chocolate cake.’
2 leaves for making tea
ADJECTIVE
▪ loose (= tea that is not in bags)
… OF TEA
▪ box ( AmE ), packet ( BrE )
VERB + TEA
▪ grow
TEA + VERB
▪ grow
TEA + NOUN
▪ leaf
▪ bag
▪ caddy ( esp. BrE )
▪ strainer
▪ estate ( BrE ), plantation
▪ chest ( BrE )
▪
He stores his books in a ~ chest.
3 ( esp. BrE ) light meal
ADJECTIVE
▪ afternoon , cream , high
▪
I decided to treat myself to a cream ~ in the ~ room next door.
▪ birthday , funeral
TEA + NOUN
▪ time (usually teatime )
▪ things
▪
I cleared away the ~ things.