china

Meaning of china

noun

The plant Smilax china, a liana of much of eastern Asia.

noun
  1. A plant or flower of the repeat-blooming Chinese rose species Rosa chinensis.
  2. A plant or flower of one of the class of hybrids developed from Rosa chinensis.
  3. Synonym of elderflower rose, Rosa cymosa.

noun

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, native to east Asia.

noun
  1. Chinaware: porcelain tableware.
    He set the table with china, cloth napkins, and crystal stemware.
  2. Cheaper and lower-quality ceramic and ceramic tableware, distinguished from porcelain.
  3. Synonym of cheyney: worsted or woolen stuff.
  4. Tea from China, varieties cured by smoking or opposed to Indian cultivars.
  5. (games) A glazed china marble.
  6. A kind of drum cymbal approximating a Chinese style of cymbal, but usually with Turkish influences.
noun
  1. A small gastropod (Monetaria moneta, syn. Cypraea moneta) common in the Indian Ocean; its shell.
  2. (by extension) Any gastropod of the genus Cypraea; its shell.
  3. (by extension) Any gastropod of the family Cypraeidae; its shell.
noun
  1. A 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.
  2. An associate who provides assistance.
    The Automobile Association is every motorist's friend.   The police is every law-abiding citizen's friend.
  3. A 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.
  4. A person who backs or supports something.
    I’m not a friend of cheap wine.
  5. An object or idea that can be used for good.
    Wiktionary is your friend.
  6. (used only in the vocative) Used as a form of address when warning someone.
    You’d better watch it, friend.
  7. A function or class granted special access to the private and protected members of another class.
  8. A spring-loaded camming device.
  9. A lover; a boyfriend or girlfriend.
  10. A relative, a relation by blood or marriage.
    Friends agree best at a distance.

noun

A fine clay, rich in kaolinite, used in ceramics, paper-making, etc.

noun
  1. (usually uncountable) A hard white translucent ceramic, originally made by firing kaolin, quartz, and feldspar at high temperatures but now also inclusive of similar artificial materials; also often such a material as a symbol of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.
  2. (now usually plural) An object made of porcelain, art objects or items of tableware.
    The museum has an extensive collection of rare Chinese porcelains.
  3. (often capitalized) A kind of pigeon with deep brown and off-white feathers.
noun
  1. Small beads made from polished shells, especially white ones, formerly used as money and jewelry by certain Native American peoples.
  2. A string of such beads.
  3. Money.

Information about china

Hyphenation of china

china

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • china is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

china synonyms

Meaning China:

China

Meaning Taiwan:

Taiwan, China

Meaning chinaware:

chinaware

Meaning :

wampum, buddy, buster, mate, pal, sonny, admirer, booster, champion, protagonist, supporter, ally, acquaintance, contact, peag, porcelain, seawan

china antonyms

Meaning :

enemy, foe, stranger

Anagrams of china

Chain, chain, Chian, chian, Icahn

Words that rhyme with china

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