dines
Takes evening meal
Dines is the third-person singular of dine, meaning to eat a meal, especially dinner.
The word carries a hint of formality—you dine at restaurants, not at fast-food counters: She dines out every Friday.
To dine on something is to eat it as a meal: The critic dines on the finest cuisine.
Consumes as food
- consumesTakes in completely
- feastsGrand ceremonial meals
- savorsEnjoys with deliberate attention
- partakesTakes a share of
nibbles · indulges · nourishes · sups · breakfasts · lunches · brunches · snacks
Collection of people meeting
- guestsPeople received hospitably
- companyCommercial enterprise or guests
- companionsThose who accompany
- hostsThose who entertain guests
entertains · celebration · reunion · potluck · barbecue · picnic · banquet · feast
Elevated culinary artistry
- epicureanConnoisseur of sensual pleasures
- gastronomyScience of fine dining
- degustationCareful tasting of foods
- tasting menuCurated sequence of small courses
connoisseur · delicacies · sommelier · truffle · caviar · foie gras · amuse-bouche · artisanal
Formal evening dress code
- white-tieStrictest evening dress code
- galaFestive formal occasion
- receptionAct of receiving guests
- ceremonialRelating to formal rites
diplomatic · banquet · ball · fundraiser · inaugural · official · dignitary · toast
eats
Consumes as food
partakes · nibbles · indulges · nourishes · sups · breakfasts · lunches · brunches · snacks · grazes
gathering
Collection of people meeting
- guestsPeople received hospitably
- companyCommercial enterprise or guests
- companionsThose who accompany
hosts · entertains · celebration · reunion · potluck · barbecue · picnic · banquet · feast · communal
haute cuisine
Elevated culinary artistry
- epicureanConnoisseur of sensual pleasures
- gastronomyScience of fine dining
- degustationCareful tasting of foods
tasting menu · connoisseur · delicacies · sommelier · truffle · caviar · foie gras · amuse-bouche · artisanal · charcuterie
black-tie
Formal evening dress code
ceremonial · diplomatic · banquet · ball · fundraiser · inaugural · official · dignitary · toast · place setting
reservation
Advance arrangement to hold
maître d' · patron · chef · bistro · eatery · tavern · brasserie · trattoria · café · establishment
- 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
dinner, dine, diner, dining, dinners, dined, dinnerware, dinette