friend : Idioms & Phrases
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A friend at court ∨ in court
- one disposed to act as a friend in a place of special opportunity or influence.
Webster 1913
best friend
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noun the one friend who is closest to you
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friend of the court
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noun an adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case; usually someone who wants to influence the outcome of a lawsuit involving matters of wide public interest
amicus curiae.
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lady friend
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noun a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved
girlfriend; girl.
- his girlfriend kicked him out
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Mouth friend
- one who professes friendship insincerely. Shak.
Webster 1913
Next friend
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noun (law) a person who acts on behalf of an infant or disabled person
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(Law) , one who represents an infant, a married woman, or any person who can not appear sui juris, in a suit at law.
Webster 1913
pen-friend
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noun a person you come to know by frequent friendly correspondence
pen pal.
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religious society of friends
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noun a Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1660; commonly called Quakers
Religious Society of Friends; Quakers.
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society of friends
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noun a Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1660; commonly called Quakers
Religious Society of Friends; Quakers.
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Sworn friends
- close friends.
Webster 1913
To be friends with
- to have friendly relations with. "He's . . . friends with Cæsar." Shak.
Webster 1913
To make friends with
- to become reconciled to or on friendly terms with. "Having now made friends with the Athenians." Jowett (Thucyd. ).
Webster 1913
Trencher friend
- one who frequents the tables of others; a sponger.