dinner : Idioms & Phrases
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after-dinner
Aft"er-din`ner noun
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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
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noun corned beef simmered with onions and cabbage and usually other vegetables
boiled dinner.
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dinner bell
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noun a bell rung to announce that dinner has been served
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dinner bucket
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noun a pail in which a workman carries his lunch or dinner
dinner bucket.
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dinner dress
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noun a gown for evening wear
dinner dress; evening gown; formal.
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dinner gown
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noun a gown for evening wear
dinner dress; evening gown; formal.
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dinner jacket
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noun semiformal evening dress for men
tux; black tie; tuxedo.
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dinner napkin
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noun a large napkin used when dinner is served
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dinner pail
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noun a pail in which a workman carries his lunch or dinner
dinner bucket.
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dinner party
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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
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noun a plate from which a diner eats during the main course of a meal
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dinner service
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noun a table service for serving dinner
dinner service.
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dinner set
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noun a table service for serving dinner
dinner service.
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dinner table
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noun the dining table where dinner is served and eaten
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dinner theater
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noun a theater at which dinner is included in the price of admission
dinner theater.
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dinner theatre
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noun a theater at which dinner is included in the price of admission
dinner theater.
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dog's dinner
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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
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noun corned beef simmered with onions and cabbage and usually other vegetables
boiled dinner.
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tv dinner
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noun a meal that is prepared in advance and frozen; can be heated and served