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1.nounThe plant Smilax china, a liana of much of eastern Asia.
2.nounA plant or flower of the repeat-blooming Chinese rose species Rosa chinensis.
3.nounA plant or flower of one of the class of hybrids developed from Rosa chinensis.
4.nounSynonym of elderflower rose, Rosa cymosa.
5.nounHibiscus rosa-sinensis, native to east Asia.
6.nounChinaware: porcelain tableware."He set the table with china, cloth napkins, and crystal stemware."
7.nounCheaper and lower-quality ceramic and ceramic tableware, distinguished from porcelain.
8.nounSynonym of cheyney: worsted or woolen stuff.
9.nounTea from China, varieties cured by smoking or opposed to Indian cultivars.
10.noun(games) A glazed china marble.
11.nounA kind of drum cymbal approximating a Chinese style of cymbal, but usually with Turkish influences.
12.nounA small gastropod (Monetaria moneta, syn. Cypraea moneta) common in the Indian Ocean; its shell.
13.noun(by extension) Any gastropod of the genus Cypraea; its shell.
14.noun(by extension) Any gastropod of the family Cypraeidae; its shell.
15.nounA person other than a family member, spouse or lover whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection."John and I have been friends ever since we were roommates at college. Trust is important between friends. I used to find it hard to make friends when I was shy."
16.nounAn associate who provides assistance."The Automobile Association is every motorist's friend. The police is every law-abiding citizen's friend."
17.nounA person with whom one is vaguely or indirectly acquainted."a friend of a friend; I added him as a friend on Facebook, but I hardly know him."
18.nounA person who backs or supports something."I’m not a friend of cheap wine."
19.nounAn object or idea that can be used for good."Wiktionary is your friend."
20.noun(used only in the vocative) Used as a form of address when warning someone."You’d better watch it, friend."
21.nounA function or class granted special access to the private and protected members of another class.
22.nounA spring-loaded camming device.
23.nounA lover; a boyfriend or girlfriend.
24.nounA relative, a relation by blood or marriage."Friends agree best at a distance."
25.nounA fine clay, rich in kaolinite, used in ceramics, paper-making, etc.
26.noun(usually uncountable) A hard white translucent ceramic, originally made by firing kaolin, quartz, and feldspar at high temperatures but now also inclusive of similar artificial materials; also often such a material as a symbol of the fragility, elegance, etc. traditionally associated with porcelain goods."Tableware and toilets are both made of porcelain."
27.noun(now usually plural) An object made of porcelain, art objects or items of tableware."The museum has an extensive collection of rare Chinese porcelains."
28.noun(often capitalized) A kind of pigeon with deep brown and off-white feathers.
29.nounSmall beads made from polished shells, especially white ones, formerly used as money and jewelry by certain Native American peoples.
30.nounA string of such beads.
31.nounMoney.