Friend,

7 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Friend \Friend\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Friended}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Friending}.]
     To act as the friend of; to favor; to countenance; to
     befriend. [Obs.]
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           Fortune friends the bold.                --Spenser.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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 assistance; "he's a good ally in
          fight"; "they were friends of the workers" [syn: {ally}]
          [ant: {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}]
       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}]
       5: a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by
          George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves
          Quakers) [syn: {Quaker}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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 The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  Friend
       
          Relationship between classes in the language C++.
       
       

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  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) [gaz-place]:

  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