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Dinner

/ˈdɪnə/

A midday meal (in a context in which the evening meal is called supper or tea).

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📖 Definitions of "Dinner"

noun

1
A midday meal (in a context in which the evening meal is called supper or tea).
2
The main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening.
3
An evening meal.
4
A meal given to an animal.
"Give the dog its dinner."

verb

1
To eat a dinner.
2
To provide (someone) with a dinner.

🔄 Synonyms of "Dinner"

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Word	Definition
dinner partynoun	A relatively formal meal at which invited guests eat in the home of the host.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Dinner"

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Word	Definition
dinner partynoun	A relatively formal meal at which invited guests eat in the home of the host.
luncheonnoun	A formal meal served in the middle of the day.
lunchtimenoun	The time or hour at or around which lunch is normally eaten.
dinnertimenoun	The time when dinner takes place, as:
diningnoun	Eating dinner as a social function.
lunchnoun	A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.
mealnoun	(countable) Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity (as opposed to a snack).
menunoun	A list containing the food and beverages served at a restaurant, café, or bar. Menus may be printed on paper sheets provided to customers, put on a large poster or display board inside the establishment, displayed outside the restaurant, or digital.
suppernoun	(Midwestern US, Canadian Prairies, Atlantic Canada, South Africa) Any meal eaten in the evening; dinner eaten in the evening, rather than at noon.
dinenoun	(intransitive) To eat; to eat dinner or supper.
dinernoun	(US) A typically small restaurant, historically modeled after a railroad dining car, that serves lower-class fare, normally having a counter with stools along one side and booths on the other.
brunchnoun	A meal eaten later in the day than breakfast and earlier than lunch, and often consisting of typical foods from both of those meals.
restaurantnoun	An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter.
takeoutnoun	(Canada, US, Philippines) Food purchased from a takeaway.
breakfastnoun	The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.
banquetnoun	A large celebratory meal; a feast.
kitchennoun	A room or area for preparing food.
dishnoun	A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle.
cookingnoun	(uncountable) The process of preparing food by using heat.
chownoun	(slang, uncountable) Food, especially snacks.