dinner (dinners plural )
1 n-var Dinner is the main meal of the day, usually served in the early part of the evening.
She invited us to her house for dinner..., Would you like to stay and have dinner?...
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TV dinner
2 n-var Any meal you eat in the middle of the day can be referred to as dinner.
3 n-count A dinner is a formal social event at which a meal is served. It is held in the evening. ...a series of official lunches and dinners...
dinner dance (dinner dances plural ), dinner-dance A dinner dance is a social event where a large number of people come to have dinner and to dance. Dinner dances are held in the evening at hotels, restaurants, and social clubs.
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dinner jacket (dinner jackets plural ), dinner-jacket A dinner jacket is a jacket, usually black, worn by men for formal social events.
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in AM, use tuxedo
dinner party (dinner parties plural )A dinner party is a social event where a small group of people are invited to have dinner and spend the evening at someone's house. n-count
dinner service (dinner services plural )A dinner service is a set of plates and dishes from which meals are eaten and served. It may also include cups and saucers.
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in AM, use dinnerware set
dinner table (dinner tables plural ), dinner-table You can refer to a table as the dinner table when it is being used for dinner.
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Sam was left at the dinner table with Peg.
school dinner (school dinners plural )School dinners are midday meals provided for children at a school.
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Overcooked greens are my most vivid recollection of school dinners.
in AM, use school lunch
TV dinner (TV dinners plural )A TV dinner is a complete meal that is sold in a single container. It can be heated up quickly and eaten from the container it is cooked in. n-count