Definition of dinner

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Dinner (n.) The principal meal of the day, eaten by most people about midday, but by many (especially in cities) at a later hour..

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Prandial :: Prandial (a.) Of or pertaining to a repast, especially to dinner..
Hall :: Hall (n.) The apartment in which English university students dine in common; hence, the dinner itself; as, hall is at six o'clock..
Dine :: Dine (v. t.) To give a dinner to; to furnish with the chief meal; to feed; as, to dine a hundred men..
Undern :: Undern (n.) The time between; the time between sunrise and noon; specifically, the third hour of the day, or nine o'clock in the morning, according to ancient reckoning; hence, mealtime, because formerly the principal meal was eaten at that hour; also, later, the afternoon; the time between dinner and supper..
Entremets :: Entremets (n. sing. & pl.) A side dish; a dainty or relishing dish usually eaten after the joints or principal dish; also, a sweetmeat, served with a dinner..
Lunch :: Lunch (n.) A luncheon; specifically, a light repast between breakfast and dinner..
Mess :: Mess (n.) A set of four; -- from the old practice of dividing companies into sets of four at dinner.
Siesta :: Siesta (n.) A short sleep taken about the middle of the day, or after dinner; a midday nap..
Dinner :: Dinner (n.) An entertainment; a feast.
Invite :: Invite (v. t.) To ask; to request; to bid; to summon; to ask to do some act, or go to some place; esp., to ask to an entertainment or visit; to request the company of; as, to invite to dinner, or a wedding, or an excursion..
Luncheon :: Luncheon (n.) A portion of food taken at any time except at a regular meal; an informal or light repast, as between breakfast and dinner..
Dine :: Dine (v. i.) To eat the principal regular meal of the day; to take dinner.
Diner-out :: Diner-out (n.) One who often takes his dinner away from home, or in company..
Postprandial :: Postprandial (a.) Happening, or done, after dinner; after-dinner; as, postprandial speeches..
Tiffin :: Tiffin (n.) A lunch, or slight repast between breakfast and dinner; -- originally, a Provincial English word, but introduced into India, and brought back to England in a special sense..
Souffle :: Souffle (n.) A side dish served hot from the oven at dinner, made of eggs, milk, and flour or other farinaceous substance, beaten till very light, and flavored with fruits, liquors, or essence..
Toastmaster :: Toastmaster (n.) A person who presides at a public dinner or banquet, and announces the toasts..
Dinner :: Dinner (n.) The principal meal of the day, eaten by most people about midday, but by many (especially in cities) at a later hour..
Pain :: Pain (n.) To put to bodily uneasiness or anguish; to afflict with uneasy sensations of any degree of intensity; to torment; to torture; as, his dinner or his wound pained him; his stomach pained him..
Dessert :: Dessert (n.) A service of pastry, fruits, or sweetmeats, at the close of a feast or entertainment; pastry, fruits, etc., forming the last course at dinner..
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