tea leaf
The term 'tea leaf' has multiple meanings, ranging from its literal botanical sense to its use in slang and divination.
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Definition
A2Botany
A dried and processed fragment of a leaf from the tea plant, used to brew tea.
Example
- She added a spoonful of tea leaves to the pot.
B2Divination
Patterns formed by leaves left in a cup after drinking tea, used in fortune-telling.
Example
- She read the tea leaves to predict future events.
B2Slang
(British)A colloquial term for a person who steals.
Example
- Watch out for that tea leaf; he's known to pickpocket.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "tea leaf":
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