dinner

Meanings

Plural: dinners

Noun

• the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
  • "dinner will be at 8"
  • "on Sundays they had a large dinner when they returned from church"
• a party of people assembled to have dinner together
  • "guests should never be late to a dinner party"
• The main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening.
• An evening meal.
• A midday meal (in a context in which the evening meal is called supper or tea).
• A meal given to an animal.
• A formal meal for many people eaten for a special occasion.
• The food provided or consumed at any such meal.

Verb

• To eat a dinner; to dine.
• To provide (someone) with a dinner; to dine.

Synonyms

banquet, chow, dine, dinner party, feast, lunch, luncheon, supper, tea

Related Words

deipno-, deipnophobia, dine