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Meaning of "tea chest" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TEA CHEST

tea chest  [tiː tʃɛst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TEA CHEST

noun
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tea chest is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TEA CHEST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tea chest

A tea chest is a type of wooden case originally produced and used to ship tea to the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. The conventional tea chest is a case with riveted metal edges, of approximate size 500x500x750 millimetres. The term is now used more widely to indicate similarly-sized cases, including cardboard cases, produced for various home and commercial uses.

Definition of tea chest in the English dictionary

The definition of tea chest in the dictionary is a large wooden box in which tea is packed when it is exported. People also use tea chests for putting things in when they move from one house to another.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TEA CHEST


best
bɛst
breast
brɛst
Budapest
ˌbjuːdəˈpɛst
chest
tʃɛst
contest
ˈkɒntɛst
dressed
drɛst
est
ɛst
fest
fɛst
guest
ɡɛst
invest
ɪnˈvɛst
jest
dʒɛst
processed
ˈprəʊsɛst
quest
kwɛst
request
rɪˈkwɛst
rest
rɛst
suggest
səˈdʒɛst
test
tɛst
toolchest
ˈtuːltʃɛst
toychest
ˈtɔɪtʃɛst
west
wɛst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TEA CHEST

tea and sympathy
tea bag
tea ball
tea biscuit
tea boy
tea break
tea caddy
tea cloth
tea cosy
tea dance
tea egg
tea garden
tea gown
tea infuser
tea lady
tea leaf
tea leaves
tea light
tea party
tea plate

WORDS THAT END LIKE TEA CHEST

alcahest
alkahest
barghest
behest
chest-on-chest
community chest
farthest
furthest
get something off one´s chest
hest
hope chest
medicine chest
pyx chest
rathest
sea chest
slop chest
steam-chest
treasure chest
war chest
wind chest

Synonyms and antonyms of tea chest in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tea chest» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TEA CHEST

Find out the translation of tea chest to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tea chest from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tea chest» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

茶胸部
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

caja de té
570 millions of speakers

English

tea chest
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चाय छाती
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الصدر الشاي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

чай груди
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

chá peito
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চা বুকে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

thé poitrine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dada teh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tee Brust
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

茶箱
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

차 가슴
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Teh dodo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngực trà
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தேநீர் மார்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चहा छाती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Çay göğsü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tè petto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

herbata w klatce piersiowej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

чай грудей
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

piept de ceai
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τσαγιού στήθος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tee bors
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

te bröst
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

te brystet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tea chest

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TEA CHEST»

The term «tea chest» is regularly used and occupies the 101.308 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TEA CHEST» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «tea chest» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «tea chest» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tea chest

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TEA CHEST»

Discover the use of tea chest in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tea chest and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Tea Chest
Kate Fullerton, talented tea designer and now co-owner of The Tea Chest, could never have imagined that she'd be flying from Brisbane to London, risking her young family's future, to save the business she loves from the woman who wants to ...
Josephine Moon, 2014
2
Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World Part 1 ...
The tea-chest bass was played as early as the 19305. Stuart Robinson, a former member of the Wedderbum Oldtimers Band, remembers that the Black 8r White Minstrel Troupe (St. Arnaud), which played in the 19305, used a tea-chest bass; ...
John Shepherd, David Horn, Dave Laing, 2003
3
Treasure Chests: The Legacy of Extraordinary Boxes
Hopestill Foster died in 1801, and his tea chest passed down through his family until 1902, when his heirs donated it to the Daughters of the American Revolution . This remarkable piece of American history now sits in a small room at the DAR ...
Lon Schleining, 2003
4
Top Christmas Gifts:
Bigelow Wooden Tea Chest Christmas Holiday Gift Box 64 Pack Assortment If you have friends or family whoare avid tea drinkers, thenthe Bigelow Wooden Tea Chest Christmas HolidayGiftBox 64Pack Assortment isa perfectChristmas ...
Eli Walker, 2014
5
Top 50 Gifts for Christmas:
Bigelow Wooden Tea Chest Christmas Holiday Gift Box 64 Pack Assortment If you have friends or family whoare avid tea drinkers, thenthe Bigelow Wooden Tea Chest Christmas HolidayGiftBox 64Pack Assortment isa perfectChristmas ...
Diana Devlin, 2014
6
The Infamous Burke and Hare: Serial Killers and ...
Declares, That Paterson and the declarant then went to Surgeon Square together , and they found Hare and McCulloch waiting there with the tea-chest, and Paterson opened the door of a cellar, and the tea-chest was put into it: That Paterson ...
R. Michael Gordon, 2009
7
Trial of William Burke and Helen M'Dougal: before the High ...
... in Surgeon Square, and who they knew received subjects, and that they would put the body into a tea-chest and get it conveyed to Surgeon Square the following evening ; and they then sat down by the fire again, and Helen JVl'Dougnl and ...
William Burke, John Macnee, Scotland. High Court of Justiciary, 1829
8
AS I LIVE
I explained “Is that someone can grip the poles inside the tea-chest and remain hidden while two others carry the tea-chest and whoever is inside it out into the garden. While all the residents leap-frog over the teachest the person inside can  ...
RON S KING
9
Kenya Gazette
... cylinder valves tea chest books truss rubber hose caiton lavatoiy Santizer Stick carton lanterns case sewing machine case binoculars case welding electiode^ case welding electrodes carton plasticwaie pack attachment carton display stand  ...
10
Through the Archway: Memoirs of Mouse, Day Boy at Penly ...
One of them was knocking against our patrol's tea chest, at one corner of our kitchen, which contained our food and most of our camping utensils. To understand what happened next I need to explain the simple construction of a Scout patrol's ...
M. Andrew Rice-Oxley, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TEA CHEST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tea chest is used in the context of the following news items.
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Largest tea chest: Tregothnan Estate sets world record
WADEBRIDGE, UK -- The biggest tea-chest in the world was making its debut at the Royal Cornwall Show; the giant chest is actually made of three units and ... «World Record Academy, Jun 15»
2
World's biggest tea chest makes debut Royal Cornwall Show
The biggest tea-chest in the world was making its debut at the Royal Cornwall Show yesterday. The giant chest is actually made of three units and now acts as ... «Western Morning News, Jun 15»
3
Does Philly, and not Boston, deserve credit as the Tea Party …
The Tea Party protests of 1773 were undoubtedly a turning point in American ... the Boston Tea Party, a party of men dressed as Indians dumped the tea chest's ... «Constitution Daily, Oct 14»
4
Dobra's closing points to changes in Madison's tea culture, State …
Dobra's tea chest (Kait Vosswinkel/Madison Commons)He explained that in Asia, generally, there are two models of teahouses. The first, more traditional ... «Madison Commons, Feb 14»
5
10 Things You May Not Know About the Boston Tea Party
The “tea partiers” were not protesting a tax hike, but a corporate tax break. ... in March 1774, forced the crew below deck and dumped tea chests into the harbor. «History, Dec 12»
6
'Unusual' painting of 19th-century black actor Ira Aldridge …
It was discovered by art dealer Stephen Howes in his late mother's garage, locked away in an old tea chest. He found it when clearing out her home and it wasn't ... «The Independent, Sep 12»
7
Original chest from Boston Tea Party comes home
In Video: The Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum welcomes one of the two ... Before the Robinson Half Tea Chest, named after the young boy who found it, ... «Boston.com, Jun 12»
8
Tea Party tea chest unveiled; will be showcased at waterfront museum
The outraged colonists who threw it in Boston Harbor are long gone. But the chest hurled into the water during the Boston Tea Party — and the nation that ... «Boston.com, Jun 12»
9
Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum is reborn
Ford is the vice president and executive director of the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum, ... Video: Robinson Half Tea Chest displayed at Tea Party Museum. «Boston Globe, Jun 12»
10
Big Island Tea retails for $4800/lb at Harrods
But if you're interested in cupping other unique and rare teas, you might consider joining the Hawaii Tea Club, organized by The Tea Chest. About two years ago ... «HONOLULUMagazine.com, Apr 12»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Tea chest [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/tea-chest>. Apr 2024 ».
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