dinner
- noun1 main meal of the dayADJECTIVE▪ delicious, excellent, good, gourmet (esp. AmE), slap-up (BrE, informal), sumptuous▪
We were treated to an excellent dinner with every kind of seafood imaginable.
▪ four-course, three-course, etc.▪ big▪ light▪ leisurely▪ quick▪ early, late▪ candlelight (esp. AmE), candlelit, romantic▪ intimate, private, quiet▪ family▪ birthday, Christmas, holiday (AmE), Sunday, Thanksgiving (in the US)▪ potluck (= to which each guest brings some food, which is then shared) (AmE)▪ school (BrE)▪ frozen (esp. AmE), TV▪ chicken, seafood, steak, turkey, etc.DINNER + NOUN▪ table▪There was never much conversation at the dinner table in my family.
▪ things▪We didn't wash up the dinner things until the morning after.
▪ plates, service▪a bone-china dinner service
▪ menu▪The extensive dinner menu includes Russian delicacies.
▪The school dinner menu always includes a balance of food types. (BrE)
▪ bell▪ money (BrE)▪I always forgot to take my dinner money to school.
▪ lady (BrE) (lunch lady in AmE)▪ time▪ date▪ reservation▪ companion2 formal evening occasion, with dinnerADJECTIVE▪ elegant, fancy, lavish▪ black-tie, formal, official▪ informal▪ annual▪The club's annual dinner is this week.
▪ anniversary, celebratory, rehearsal (= for the families of a couple the day before their wedding) (AmE), wedding (AmE)▪ farewell▪ awards▪ charity, fund-raising▪ gala▪A gala dinner was held to celebrate the world premiere of the movie.
▪ state▪A state dinner was held in honour/honor of the visiting Japanese premier.
VERB + DINNER▪ give, hold, host, throw▪My old school is giving a fund-raising dinner
▪ attend▪We attended the formal reunion dinner.
▪ be invited to▪ change for, dress for▪Are we expected to dress for dinner?
▪ speak at▪The former Olympic champion was invited to speak at a charity dinner.
DINNER + NOUN▪ party▪They invited three couples to a dinner party at their house.
▪ engagement▪ dance▪the society's annual dinner dance
▪ guests▪ jacket, suit (both BrE)▪ theater (= a restaurant where you see a play after your meal) (AmE)
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
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dinner — din ner, n. [F. d[^i]ner, fr. d[^i]ner to dine. See {Dine}.] 1. The principal meal of the day, eaten in some countries about midday, but in others (especially in the U. S. and in large cities) at a later hour. [1913 Webster] 2. An entertainment;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dinner — dinner, banquet, feast are comparable when denoting an elaborate meal that is served to guests or to a group (as of members of a club or association) and that often marks some special occasion (as an anniversary) or honors a particular person.… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Dinner — (engl.), die Hauptmahlzeit, das Diner … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Dinner — (engl), s.v.w. Diner … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Dinner — Dinner→Abendessen … Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme
dinner — c.1300, from O.Fr. disner (11c.), originally breakfast, later lunch, noun use of infinitive disner (see DINE (Cf. dine)). Always used in English for the main meal of the day; shift from midday to evening began with the fashionable classes.… … Etymology dictionary
Dinner — ↑ Diner … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
dinner — [n] evening meal banquet, blowout*, chow*, collation, din din*, eats*, feast, feedbag*, fete, main meal, major munch*, potluck, principal meal, refection, regale, repast, ribs*, spread*, supper, table d’hôte; concept 459 … New thesaurus
dinner — ► NOUN 1) the main meal of the day, taken either around midday or in the evening. 2) a formal evening meal. ORIGIN Old French disner to dine (used as a noun) … English terms dictionary
dinner — [din′ər] n. [ME diner < OFr disner, inf. used as n.: see DINE] 1. the main meal of the day, whether eaten in the evening or about noon 2. a banquet in honor of some person or event 3. a complete meal at a set price with no course omitted;… … English World dictionary
dinner is up — dinner/tea/etc is up spoken phrase used for saying that food or drink is ready Thesaurus: prepare food for cooking or eatinghyponym Main entry: up … Useful english dictionary
