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

friend \friend\ fre^nd, n. or. frend, freond, as.
   fre'ond, prop. p. pr. of fre'on, fre'ogan, to love;
   akin to d. vriend friend, os. friund friend, friohan to love,
   ohg. friunt friend, g. freund, icel. fraendi kinsman, sw.
   fraumnde. goth. frij=onds friend, frij=on to love.
   root83. 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.
      1913 webster

            want gives to know the flatterer from the friend.
                                                  --dryden.
      1913 webster

            a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
                                                  --prov. xviii.
                                                  24.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

            friend, how camest thou in hither?    --matt. xxii.
                                                  12.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

            america was first visited by friends in 1656. --t.
                                                  chase.
      1913 webster

   5. a paramour of either sex. obs. --shak.
      1913 webster

   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 caesar." --shak.

   to make friends with, to become reconciled to or on
      friendly terms with. "having now made friends with the
      athenians." --jowett thucyd..
      1913 webster
see also:
free fiend a friend at court a friend in court to be friends with to make friends with 

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

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.
   1913 webster

         fortune friends the bold.                --spenser.
   1913 webster
see also:
friended friending 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
see also:
ally foe acquaintance supporter protagonist champion 
admirer booster quaker 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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

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

friend
     
        relationship between classes in the language c++.
     
     

[6] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

friend, ks
  zip codes: 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 codes: 68359
friend, or
  zip codes: 97021

[7] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

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

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