dine
Take a meal
Dine means to eat a meal, typically dinner, often with connotations of formality or leisure.
You dine at a restaurant rather than grab a quick bite; you dine with colleagues rather than eat with them.
We dined at a lovely French bistro.
To dine out is to eat at a restaurant rather than at home.
If you dine on something, you eat it as a meal: We dined on fresh lobster.
The phrase dine and dash describes leaving a restaurant without paying.
Formal celebratory meal
- sumptuousSplendidly rich and costly
- lavishAbundant beyond necessity
- opulentOstentatiously wealthy
- extravagantExceeding sensible bounds
decadent · indulge · regale · epicurean · spread · buffet · celebration · abundance
Science of fine dining
- culinaryRelated to cooking
- gourmetConnoisseur of fine cuisine
- chefProfessional kitchen leader
- cookingPreparing food with heat
flavors · ingredients · savory · spices · herbs · fusion · ethnic · traditional
Metal eating utensils
- chandelierDecorative suspended light fixture
- sommelierTrained wine service professional
- linenFlax-derived textile
- crystalOrdered-atom solid
porcelain · candelabra · maître d' · haute cuisine · tasting menu · amuse-bouche · reservations · dress-code
Day's first eating
- lunchMidday meal
- supperEvening repast
- brunchMorning-afternoon meal hybrid
- repastFood served and consumed
courses · appetizer · entrée · dessert · main · starter · side · midday
Collection of people meeting
- companionshipState of having company
- conversationExchange of spoken ideas
- friendsVoluntary close relations
- reunionGathering after separation
soiree · get-together · camaraderie · potluck · fellowship · mingling · table-talk · host
Advance arrangement to hold
- menuList of available dishes
- waiterOne who serves tables
- serverOne who attends tables
- tableHorizontal furniture surface
order · check · tip · bill · appetizer · entrée · dessert · specials
Hospitable greeting offered
- graciousnessCourteous, kind demeanor
- warmthHeat you feel
- generosityReadiness to give freely
- hostingReceiving guests socially
service · attentiveness · reception · courtesy · accommodating · treating · wining · table-setting
banquet
Formal celebratory meal
extravagant · decadent · indulge · regale · epicurean · spread · buffet · celebration · abundance · cornucopia
gastronomy
Science of fine dining
cooking · flavors · ingredients · savory · spices · herbs · fusion · ethnic · traditional · palate
silverware
Metal eating utensils
- chandelierDecorative suspended light fixture
- sommelierTrained wine service professional
- linenFlax-derived textile
crystal · porcelain · candelabra · maître d' · haute cuisine · tasting menu · amuse-bouche · reservations · dress-code · courses
breakfast
Day's first eating
repast · courses · appetizer · entrée · dessert · main · starter · side · midday · nourishment
gathering
Collection of people meeting
- companionshipState of having company
- conversationExchange of spoken ideas
- friendsVoluntary close relations
reunion · soiree · get-together · camaraderie · potluck · fellowship · mingling · table-talk · host · guests
reservation
Advance arrangement to hold
table · order · check · tip · bill · appetizer · entrée · dessert · specials · seated
welcome
Hospitable greeting offered
- graciousnessCourteous, kind demeanor
- warmthHeat you feel
- generosityReadiness to give freely
hosting · service · attentiveness · reception · courtesy · accommodating · treating · wining · table-setting · hostess
dinesnack
Light between-meal fare
grab a bite · wolf down · gobble · scarf down · nosh
- dining roomRoom for meals
- dinner tableFurniture for shared meals
- dinner partyHosted meal with guests
- dinner plateCircular mealtime vessel
- Christmas dinnerFestive seasonal meal
- dinner timeEvening eating hour
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