After locating no pulse, the doctors declared Hays dead, and three days later, he was buried. But because of an investigation helmed by a local insurance company, his body was exhumed two days after the funeral. Much to those at the forensic instituteâs surprise, Hays was still warm.
Wiktionary(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition: 1  friend(Noun) A person other than a family member, spouse or lover whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection. 2  friend(Noun) A boyfriend or girlfriend. See. 3  friend(Noun) An associate who provides assistance. 4  friend(Noun) A person with whom one is vaguely or indirectly acquainted.
1. countable noun. An acquaintance is someone who you have met and know slightly, but not well. The proprietor was an old acquaintance of his. I have a large circle of friends and acquaintances engaged in photography. 2. variable noun. If you have an acquaintance with someone, you have met them and you know them.