Friend
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
friend
n 1: a person you know well and regard with affection and trust;
"he was my best friend at the university"
2: an associate who provides cooperation or assistance; "he's a
good ally in fight" [syn: {ally}, {friend}] [ant: {enemy},
{foe}]
3: a person with whom you are acquainted; "I have trouble
remembering the names of all my acquaintances"; "we are
friends of the family" [syn: {acquaintance}, {friend}] [ant:
{alien}, {stranger}, {unknown}]
4: a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their
supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the
library" [syn: {supporter}, {protagonist}, {champion},
{admirer}, {booster}, {friend}]
5: a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by
George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
[syn: {Friend}, {Quaker}]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Friend \Friend\ (fr[e^]nd), n. [OR. frend, freond, AS.
fre['o]nd, prop. p. pr. of fre['o]n, fre['o]gan, to love;
akin to D. vriend friend, OS. friund friend, friohan to love,
OHG. friunt friend, G. freund, Icel. fr[ae]ndi kinsman, Sw.
fr[aum]nde. Goth. frij[=o]nds friend, frij[=o]n to love.
[root]83. See {Free}, and cf. {Fiend}.]
1. One who entertains for another such sentiments of esteem,
respect, and affection that he seeks his society and
welfare; a wellwisher; an intimate associate; sometimes,
an attendant.
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Want gives to know the flatterer from the friend.
--Dryden.
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A friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
--Prov. xviii.
24.
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2. One not inimical or hostile; one not a foe or enemy; also,
one of the same nation, party, kin, etc., whose friendly
feelings may be assumed. The word is some times used as a
term of friendly address.
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Friend, how camest thou in hither? --Matt. xxii.
12.
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3. One who looks propitiously on a cause, an institution, a
project, and the like; a favorer; a promoter; as, a friend
to commerce, to poetry, to an institution.
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4. One of a religious sect characterized by disuse of outward
rites and an ordained ministry, by simplicity of dress and
speech, and esp. by opposition to war and a desire to live
at peace with all men. They are popularly called Quakers.
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America was first visited by Friends in 1656. --T.
Chase.
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5. A paramour of either sex. [Obs.] --Shak.
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{A friend at court} or {A friend in court}, one disposed to
act as a friend in a place of special opportunity or
influence.
{To be friends with}, to have friendly relations with. "He's
. . . friends with C[ae]sar." --Shak.
{To make friends with}, to become reconciled to or on
friendly terms with. "Having now made friends with the
Athenians." --Jowett (Thucyd.).
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from
U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Friend, KS
Zip code(s): 67871
Friend, NE (city, FIPS 17775)
Location: 40.65107 N, 97.28405 W
Population (1990): 1111 (483 housing units)
Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 68359
Friend, OR
Zip code(s): 97021
from
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Friend, NE -- U.S. city in Nebraska
Population (2000): 1174
Housing Units (2000): 516
Land area (2000): 0.796804 sq. miles (2.063713 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.796804 sq. miles (2.063713 sq. km)
FIPS code: 17775
Located within: Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
Location: 40.652095 N, 97.285731 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 68359
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Friend, NE
Friend
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
59 Moby Thesaurus words for "friend":
Maecenas, acquaintance, adherent, advocate, ally, alter ego, amigo,
angel, associate, baby, backer, beau, bedfellow, benefactor,
best friend, bird, boon companion, bosom buddy, bosom friend,
boyfriend, chum, co-worker, cocker, cohort, colleague, compatriot,
compeer, comrade, concubine, confederate, confidant, confidante,
confrere, consociate, crony, doxy, escort, familiar, fellow,
financier, girl, intimate, investor, lover, man, mate, mistress,
moll, pal, partner, patron, playmate, roomie, soul mate, squeeze,
supporter, sweetheart, twist, woman
from
Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date
FRIEND
A., the scarcest thing on earth. A rare visitor, but
he came around a few times in a lifetime. F. was glad to know
of your success, pitied you in your failures, and shook you by
the hand when you were down and out. Never borrowed money, but
he frequently lent it. Was a wise counsellor. Very popular.
His name was frequently given the baby (see Mischief).
Ambition: The other fellow's welfare. Recreation: At the
other fellow's house. Address: The other fellow's house or
his own. Clubs: All.
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