noun
1 main meal of the day
ADJECTIVE
▪ delicious , excellent , good , gourmet ( esp. AmE ), slap-up ( BrE , informal ), sumptuous
▪
We were treated to an excellent ~ with every kind of seafood imaginable.
▪ four-course , three-course , etc.
▪ big
▪ light
▪ leisurely
▪ quick
▪ early , late
▪ candlelight ( esp. AmE ), candlelit , romantic
▪ intimate , private , quiet
▪ family
▪ birthday , Christmas , holiday ( AmE ), Sunday , Thanksgiving ( in the US )
▪ potluck (= to which each guest brings some food, which is then shared) ( AmE )
▪ school ( BrE )
▪ frozen ( esp. AmE ), TV
▪ chicken , seafood , steak , turkey , etc.
DINNER + NOUN
▪ table
▪
There was never much conversation at the ~ table in my family.
▪ things
▪
We didn't wash up the ~ things until the morning after.
▪ plates , service
▪
a bone-china ~ service
▪ menu
▪
The extensive ~ menu includes Russian delicacies.
▪
The school ~ menu always includes a balance of food types. ( BrE )
▪ bell
▪ money ( BrE )
▪
I always forgot to take my ~ money to school.
▪ lady ( BrE ) ( lunch lady in AmE )
▪ time
▪ date
▪ reservation
▪ companion
2 formal evening occasion, with dinner
ADJECTIVE
▪ elegant , fancy , lavish
▪ black-tie , formal , official
▪ informal
▪ annual
▪
The club's annual ~ is this week.
▪ anniversary , celebratory , rehearsal (= for the families of a couple the day before their wedding) ( AmE ), wedding ( AmE )
▪ farewell
▪ awards
▪ charity , fund-raising
▪ gala
▪
A gala ~ was held to celebrate the world premiere of the movie.
▪ state
▪
A state ~ was held in honour/honor of the visiting Japanese premier.
VERB + DINNER
▪ give , hold , host , throw
▪
My old school is giving a fund-raising ~
▪ attend
▪
We attended the formal reunion ~.
▪ be invited to
▪ change for , dress for
▪
Are we expected to dress for ~?
▪ speak at
▪
The former Olympic champion was invited to speak at a charity ~.
DINNER + NOUN
▪ party
▪
They invited three couples to a ~ party at their house.
▪ engagement
▪ dance
▪
the society's annual ~ dance
▪ guests
▪ jacket , suit (both BrE )
▪ theater (= a restaurant where you see a play after your meal) ( AmE )