(uncountable) The drink made by infusing these dried leaves or buds in hot water.
(countable) A variety of the tea plant.
(uncountable) By extension, any drink made by infusing parts of various other plants.
(countable, Australia, British, Canada, New Zealand, northern US) A cup of any one of these drinks, often with a small amount of milk or cream added and sweetened with sugar or honey.
Mother[...]considered that the exclusiveness of Peter's circle was due not to its distinction, but to the fact that it was an inner Babylon of prodigality and whoredom, from which every Kensingtonian held aloof, except on the conventional tip-and-run excursions in pursuit of shopping, tea and theatres.
Darjeeling is a tea from India.
camomile tea; mint tea
Kids, your tea’s on the table!
The family were sitting round the table, having their tea.
Australia were 490 for 7 at tea on the second day.
So they were evidence. Evidence of what? That a man occasionally smoked a stick of tea, a man who looked as if any touch of the exotic would appeal to him. On the other hand lots of tough guys smoked marijuana [...].
Tea puts a musician in a real masterly sphere, and that's why so many jazzmen have used it.
Here in Texas possession of tea is a felony calling for 2 years.
The wind was high and the hills ditto, and both being against us we were late in reaching Hitchin (30 from Cambridge), so giving up the idea of reaching Oxford we toiled on through Luton, on to Dunstable (47), where we teaed moderately [...]