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noun(friend)one attached to another by affection or esteem
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noun(friend)acquaintance
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noun(friend)one that is not hostile
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verb(friend)to act as the friend of : befriend
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verb(friend)to include (someone) in a list of designated friends on a person's social networking site
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noun phrase(friend)amicus curiae
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noun phrase(friend)a friend with whom one has casual sexual relations without commitments
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noun(friend)a person admitted to or appointed by a court to act for the benefit of a person (such as an infant) lacking full legal capacity
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idiom(friend)—used to say that a friend who will help someone when help is needed is a true friend
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noun(friend)one's closest and dearest friend
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noun(friend)a friend that a person had when both of them were children : a friend since childhood
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noun(friend)a person who has known and spent time with one's family
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idiom(friend)a friend with whom one is not in a romantic relationship when one might possibly be