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what are friends for?
(also that's what friends are for) sayingDefinition
(Definition of what are friends for? from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a friend in need is a friend indeed idiom
- acquaintance noun
- acquainted adjective
- bedmate noun
- blood brother noun
- companion noun (PERSON)
- escort noun (SOCIAL COMPANION)
- flatmate noun
- friendless adjective
- gang noun
- girl noun
- girlfriend noun
- intimate noun
- neighbour noun
- peer noun (EQUAL)
- pen pal noun
- penfriend noun
- playmate noun
- posse noun
- roommate noun
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