a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

an associate who provides cooperation or assistance

a person with whom you are acquainted

a person who backs a politician or a team etc.

a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)

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

excluded from a society

being without friends

a feeling of liking for another person; enjoyment in their company

a friendly disposition

troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces

characteristic of or befitting a friend

inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile

easy to understand or use

of or belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally

fire that injures or kills an ally

a monarchy on a Polynesian archipelago in the South Pacific; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1970

the state of being friends (or friendly)

a takeover that is welcomed by the management of the target company

the state of being friends (or friendly)

low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers