lunchrooms
Workplace eating areas
Lunchrooms are rooms designated for eating lunch, typically in schools or workplaces.
A school lunchroom is where students eat cafeteria meals.
A workplace lunchroom—also called a break room—usually has tables, a refrigerator, and a microwave for employees who bring food from home: Someone left fish in the lunchroom microwave again.
Flat serving surfaces
- countersSurfaces, talliers, or chips
- self-serviceCustomer performs the task
- cashierTill operator
- tablesFlat-topped furniture pieces
chairs · buffet · microwaves · refrigerators · benches
Filling between bread slices
- saladCold dressed vegetables
- soupCooked liquid dish
- leftoversUneaten food kept afterward
- thermosInsulated liquid container
tupperware · snacks · fruit · chips · hot-dog · pizza · rice · noodles
Those receiving instruction
- teachersThose who instruct students
- brown-bagsBrings packed meals
- detentionTemporary official holding
- recessPause in activity
Exchange of spoken ideas
- friendsVoluntary close relations
- chatterLight, rapid speech
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
- cliquesExclusive social groups
gossip · bonding · camaraderie · companionship · gathering · networking
People at same job
- colleaguesProfessional associates
- coffee-makerAppliance that brews beans
- lockersSecure storage compartments
- kitchenetteMiniature cooking area
trays
Flat serving surfaces
- countersSurfaces, talliers, or chips
- self-serviceCustomer performs the task
- cashierTill operator
tables · chairs · buffet · microwaves · refrigerators · benches
sandwich
Filling between bread slices
thermos · tupperware · snacks · fruit · chips · hot-dog · pizza · rice · noodles · bento
students
Those receiving instruction
- teachersThose who instruct students
- brown-bagsBrings packed meals
- detentionTemporary official holding
conversation
Exchange of spoken ideas
cliques · gossip · bonding · camaraderie · companionship · gathering · networking
coworkers
People at same job
- colleaguesProfessional associates
- coffee-makerAppliance that brews beans
- lockersSecure storage compartments
lunchroomsworkrooms
Spaces designated for labor
offices · cubicles · conference rooms · classrooms · factory floors
lunchroomsrestaurants
Commercial dining venues
bistros · cafés · trattorias · brasseries · diners
- school lunchroomCampus dining hall