[QUOTE] [B][SIZE=4]"friend"[/SIZE][/B] [B]noun[/B] [LIST=1] [*]a person you know well and regard with affection and trust; "he was my best friend at the university" [*]an associate who provides assistance; "he's a good ally in fight"; "they were friends of the workers" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/ally]ally[/URL]] [ant: [URL=http://www.word.sc/foe]foe[/URL]] [*]a person with whom you are acquainted; "I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances"; "we are friends of the family" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/acquaintance]acquaintance[/URL]] [*]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: [URL=http://www.word.sc/supporter]supporter[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/protagonist]protagonist[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/champion]champion[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/admirer]admirer[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/booster]booster[/URL]] [*]a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers) [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/Quaker]Quaker[/URL]] [/LIST] Source: [URL=http://www.word.sc/friend]http://www.word.sc/friend[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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