dining-room
/'dainiɳrum/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A room used for dining: A dedicated space within a building, typically a home, hotel, or institution, where meals are eaten.
Usage
- The word "dining-room" is a compound noun that specifically denotes the function of the room. It is used to distinguish this space from other rooms like the living room or kitchen.
- It is commonly used in the context of residential architecture and interior design.
Examples
- Noun:
- We gather in the dining-room for dinner every evening.
- Their new house has a formal dining-room with a large table.
- The hotel's dining-room serves breakfast from 7 to 10 AM.
Advanced Usage
- "to be in the dining-room": to be located within that specific room.
- The children are setting the table in the dining-room.
- "dining-room furniture": tables, chairs, sideboards, etc., designed for use in a dining room.
- They bought new dining-room furniture.
Variants and Related Words
- Dining room (noun): The more common modern spelling, often written as two separate words.
- The dining room is adjacent to the kitchen.
- Dining hall (noun): A large room for eating, often in an institution like a school, college, or military base.
- Students eat their lunches in the college dining hall.
- Diner (noun): A person eating a meal, or a small, informal restaurant.
- Dine (verb): To eat dinner.
Synonyms
- Breakfast room: A room specifically for eating breakfast (a more specific type of dining room).
- Eating area: A more general term for a space designated for meals.
Related Phrases
- Formal dining room: A dining room reserved for special occasions or more elaborate meals.
- They only use the formal dining room for holidays.
- Dining-room set: A matching collection of dining table and chairs.
- They inherited a beautiful antique dining-room set.