dinner : Idioms & Phrases


after-dinner

Aft"er-din`ner noun
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  1. The time just after dinner. "An after-dinner's sleep." Shak. Obs. -- a. Following dinner; post-prandial; as, an after-dinner nap.
Webster 1913

boiled dinner

  • noun corned beef simmered with onions and cabbage and usually other vegetables
    boiled dinner.
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dinner bell

  • noun a bell rung to announce that dinner has been served
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dinner bucket

  • noun a pail in which a workman carries his lunch or dinner
    dinner bucket.
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dinner dress

  • noun a gown for evening wear
    dinner dress; evening gown; formal.
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dinner gown

  • noun a gown for evening wear
    dinner dress; evening gown; formal.
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dinner jacket

  • noun semiformal evening dress for men
    tux; black tie; tuxedo.
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dinner napkin

  • noun a large napkin used when dinner is served
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dinner pail

  • noun a pail in which a workman carries his lunch or dinner
    dinner bucket.
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dinner party

  • noun a party of people assembled to have dinner together
    dinner.
    • guests should never be late to a dinner party
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dinner plate

  • noun a plate from which a diner eats during the main course of a meal
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dinner service

  • noun a table service for serving dinner
    dinner service.
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dinner set

  • noun a table service for serving dinner
    dinner service.
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dinner table

  • noun the dining table where dinner is served and eaten
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dinner theater

  • noun a theater at which dinner is included in the price of admission
    dinner theater.
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dinner theatre

  • noun a theater at which dinner is included in the price of admission
    dinner theater.
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dog's dinner

  • noun a poor job; a mess
    dog's breakfast.
    • they made a real dog's breakfast of that job
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new england boiled dinner

  • noun corned beef simmered with onions and cabbage and usually other vegetables
    boiled dinner.
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tv dinner

  • noun a meal that is prepared in advance and frozen; can be heated and served
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