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Type Words
Synonyms quaker
Type of christian
Type Words
Synonyms admirer, booster, champion, protagonist, supporter
Type of exponent, advocate, proponent, advocator
Has types stalwart, anglophil, anglophile, believer, boswell, cheerleader, confederate, corporatist, endorser, enthusiast, francophil, francophile, free trader, functionalist, graecophile, indorser, jacobite, loyalist, mainstay, maintainer, new dealer, partisan, partizan, philhellene, philhellenist, pillar, ratifier, roundhead, seconder, shavian, subscriber, sustainer, sympathiser, sympathizer, toaster, truster, upholder, verifier, voucher, wassailer, well-wisher, whig


they are friends of the library.
Type Words
Synonyms ally
Type of associate
Has types blood brother
Type Words
Synonyms acquaintance
Type of individual, mortal, soul, someone, person, somebody
Has types messmate, connection, schoolfellow, end man, schoolmate, pickup, campmate, class fellow, classmate, homeboy, bunkmate
Derivation friendship


we are friends of the family.
Type Words
Type of soul, mortal, person, somebody, someone, individual
Has types amigo, mate, sidekick, pal, associate, buddy, chum, companion, comrade, brother, confidant, crony, familiar, fellow, flatmate, best friend, roomie, roommate, roomy, girlfriend, intimate, schoolfriend, light, alter ego
Derivation friendly, friendship


he was my best friend at the university.

Examples of friend

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The driver of the Mazda said the other driver was a former friend, reports said.
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The jury found that Sanders turned her down but that Clay, his friend, accepted.
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Last week my friend and her daughter brought me a picture of the cake they want.
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Kimble stood only a few feet from his friend when she was shot through the head.
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He also reportedly had admitted the assault to a friend before he was picked up.
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A former day care employee who was a friend of Tabor said she, too, was shocked.
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I have known Jan Sirabian for many years, as village clerk and as a good friend.
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A friend of my roommate, my roommate and I all went out to a lock and key party.
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Bill Jenkins, right, pushes the wheelchair of his homeless friend, Jesse Varela.
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  • A person you know well and regard with affection and trust; "he was my best friend at the university"
  • Ally: an associate who provides cooperation or assistance; "he's a good ally in fight"
  • Acquaintance: a person with whom you are acquainted; "I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances"; "we are friends of the family"
  • Supporter: a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library"
  • A member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
  • (friendly) characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess"
  • Value that is found in friendships is often the result of a friend demonstrating the following on a consistent basis: * The tendency to desire what is best for the other * Sympathy and empathyn* Honesty, perhaps in situations where it may be difficult for others to speak the truth, especially in ...
  • Friend is a 2009 Bengali film directed by Shatabdi Roy. The film is starring Shatabdi Roy, Soumitra Chatterjee, Supriya Chowdhury, Sabyasachi Chakraborty, Ridhima, Shayak & Tapas Pal
  • Friend is an album in 2002 by S.E.S.. This is S.E.S.' last Korean album. It sold approximately 95,000 copies. The single was "S.II.S (Soul To Soul)", but the group never performed it on television.