ADJ
- delicious, excellent, good, slap-up, sumptuous
- We were treated to a slap-up meal with every kind of seafood imaginable
- four-course, three-course, etc.
- leisurely
- candlelit, romantic
- intimate, quiet
- Christmas, Sunday
- school
- convenience, TV (= eaten while sitting watching the TV)
- chicken, seafood, turkey, etc.
DINNER + NOUN
- table
- There was never much conversation at the dinner table in my family
- things
- We didn't wash up the dinner things until the morning after
- plates, service
- a bone-china dinner service
- menu
- The school dinner menu always includes a balance of food types
- bell
- money
- I always forgot to take my dinner money to school
- dance
- the society's annual dinner dance
ADJ
- elegant, lavish
- formal, official
- informal
- annual
- The rugby club's annual dinner is this week
- anniversary, celebratory
- farewell
- awards, prize-giving
- charity, fund-raising
- gala
- A gala dinner was held to celebrate the world premiere of the film
- literary
- state
- A state dinner was held in honour of the visiting Japanese premier
VERB + DINNER
- give, hold, throw
- My old school is giving a fund-raising dinner
- attend
- We're going to attend a formal dinner in aid of cancer research
- be invited to
- change for, dress for
- Are we expected to dress for dinner?
- speak at
- The former Olympic champion was invited to speak at a charity dinner
DINNER + NOUN
- party
- They invited three couples to a dinner party at their house
- engagement
- dance
- guests
- jacket, suit
PHRASES
- an after-dinner speaker/speech