dining-rooms

Where families gather

Dining-rooms is the plural of dining-room, a room designated for eating meals.

The term typically refers to a formal space separate from the kitchen, often containing a table and chairs for family meals or entertaining guests: The house had two dining-rooms, one for everyday use and one for special occasions.

domestic

table

Horizontal furniture surface

china cabinet · centerpiece · place settings · family meals · buffet · tablecloth · candelabra · hutch · wainscoting · hosting

furniture

table

Horizontal furniture surface

buffet · china cabinet · credenza · server · armchairs · upholstery · mahogany · oak · pedestal · Chippendale

architectural

wainscoting

Lower wall wood covering

bay window · hardwood floors · pocket doors · built-in · alcove · open-plan · formal · butler pantry · layout · proportion

institutional

cafeteria

Self-service dining facility

communal · trays · serving line · seating capacity · benches · college · hospital · military · boarding school · monastery

Opposites
room function

dining-roomskitchens

Rooms for preparing food

bedrooms · bathrooms · garages · laundry rooms · attics

formality of eating space

dining-roomsTV trays

Folding stands for eating

kitchens · snack bars · coffee tables · picnic tables · food courts

Family

dining-room, dining, room, dine, diner, diners, dines, dinner, dinners

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G