tealeaf
Brewed beverage source
Tealeaf has two meanings in British English.
The literal sense is a dried leaf of the tea plant, typically used in the plural: reading the tealeaves to divine the future.
In Cockney rhyming slang, tealeaf means thief—the rhyme carrying the whole meaning while the connection to stealing disappears: Some tealeaf nicked my bicycle.
Color of vegetation
Soaking to extract flavor
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
- kettleSpouted vessel for heating water
- potVessel for cooking
- strainerPerforated draining vessel
bagged · teapot · temperature · steep time · tannins · caffeine · hot water · ceramic
One who steals
- pickpocketThief who steals carried items
- stealingUnlawful taking of property
- pilferingMinor, sneaky theft
- cockneyLondon working-class dialect
rhyming slang · criminal · light-fingered · burglar · shoplifter
Predicting someone's future
- symbolsMarks conveying meaning
- patternsRecurring arrangements or designs
- prophecyForetelling of future events
- seerOne who envisions futures
intuition · ritual · dregs · sediment · omens · interpretation · psychic
Emitting pleasant smell
- bergamotFragrant citrus for tea
- jasmineAromatic climbing plant
- floralOf or like blooms
- earthyCoarse and unpretentious
smoky · grassy · vegetal · malty · astringent · brisk · muscatel · toasty
Soothing herbal infusion plant
- peppermintAromatic mint hybrid
- hibiscusTropical flowering shrub
- lavenderFragrant herb, pale violet
- rosehipSeed vessel of certain flowers
lemongrass · spearmint · valerian · echinacea · dandelion · nettle · ginger · elderflower
green
Color of vegetation
matcha · sencha · pu-erh · rooibos · gunpowder · cuppa · tisane
steeping
Soaking to extract flavor
strainer · bagged · teapot · temperature · steep time · tannins · caffeine · hot water · ceramic · porcelain
thief
One who steals
- pickpocketThief who steals carried items
- stealingUnlawful taking of property
- pilferingMinor, sneaky theft
cockney · rhyming slang · criminal · light-fingered · burglar · shoplifter
fortune telling
Predicting someone's future
- symbolsMarks conveying meaning
- patternsRecurring arrangements or designs
- prophecyForetelling of future events
seer · intuition · ritual · dregs · sediment · omens · interpretation · psychic
fragrant
Emitting pleasant smell
earthy · smoky · grassy · vegetal · malty · astringent · brisk · muscatel · toasty · nutty
chamomile
Soothing herbal infusion plant
- peppermintAromatic mint hybrid
- hibiscusTropical flowering shrub
- lavenderFragrant herb, pale violet
rosehip · lemongrass · spearmint · valerian · echinacea · dandelion · nettle · ginger · elderflower · licorice
tealeafcoffee bean
Caffeinated beverage source
cocoa bean · coffee grounds · instant coffee · coffee · bean
tealeafsaint
Canonized holy person
giver · philanthropist · benefactor · copper · victim
tea, leaf, teas, leaves, leafy, leaflet, leaflets, leafed, leafless