DINNER

[noun] - the main meal of the day. In Britain, some people use dinner to refer to the meal that they eat in the evening, and others use it to refer to the meal that they eat in the middle of the day.We were having dinner when there was a knock at the door. [U]Whose turn is it to make dinner? [U]We've invited some friends around for dinner on Saturday. [U]They had a romantic candlelit dinner for two. [C]I'm having/giving a dinner party (= a formal evening meal to which a small number of people are invited) next week.Compare lunch.A dinner is also a formal social occasion in the evening at which a meal is served.A dinner was held to celebrate the opening of the new hotel.A dinner dance is a social occasion in the evening, often in a hotel, at which there is a meal and dancing.A dinner jacket ( DJ) (US tuxedo) is a man's black jacket worn with a bow tie at formal social events, esp. in the evening.A dinner service/dinner set is a complete set of plates and dishes needed in order for several people to eat a meal at the same time.They were given a porcelain dinner service as a wedding present.The dinner table is the table at which the main meal of the day is served, or the occasion at which the main meal of the day is served.They sat round the dinner table, arguing about politics.No reading at the dinner table!We usually talk about the day's events over the dinner table. Compare dining table at dine.