Clues for the word "FRIEND"

We've had 75 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 108 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Cryptic crossword on April 09, 2026.

Definition of friend

n. - One who entertains for another such sentiments of esteem, respect, and affection that he seeks his society aud welfare; a wellwisher; an intimate associate; sometimes, an attendant.
n. - 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.
n. - 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.
n. - 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.
n. - A paramour of either sex.
v. t. - To act as the friend of; to favor; to countenance; to befriend.