Definition

1. Noun:
   • The dining table where dinner is served and eaten: A piece of furniture, typically in a dining room or kitchen, used specifically for the evening meal. It is the central location for serving and consuming dinner.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • Please set the dinner table for six guests.
  • We gathered around the dinner table to share stories about our day.
  • The important family discussion took place at the dinner table.

Advanced Usage

• "at the dinner table": Used to indicate the location or context of an activity or conversation during a meal.
  • Politics is a topic we avoid at the dinner table.
• "dinner-table conversation": Refers to the talk that occurs during a meal.
  • The book provides excellent prompts for stimulating dinner-table conversation.

Variants and Related Words

• Dining table (n): A more general term for a table used for meals, not exclusively dinner.
  • They bought a new oak dining table.
• Table (n): The broader category of furniture with a flat surface.
• Supper table (n): Similar to dinner table, often used when the evening meal is called "supper."

Synonyms

• Dining table: The table where meals are eaten.
• Supper table: The table where supper is served (regional/contextual synonym).

Related Phrases

• To clear the dinner table: To remove dishes and items from the table after eating.
  • The children helped clear the dinner table.
• To sit at the dinner table: To take one's place for the meal.
  • Everyone sat at the dinner table quietly.

Related Idioms

• A place at the table: An idiom meaning inclusion or the right to participate in discussions or decisions, often extending beyond the literal meal context.
  • The new policy ensures all stakeholders have a place at the table.

Noun

1. the dining table where dinner is served and eaten