dinnertime

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din·ner·time

 (dĭn′ər-tīm′)
n.
The time during which dinner is normally eaten.
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dinnertime

(ˈdɪnətaɪm)
n
the time of evening dinnerthe time of midday dinner
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din•ner•time

(ˈdɪn ərˌtaɪm)

n.
the period set aside for eating dinner.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.dinnertime - the customary or habitual hour for the evening mealdinnertime - the customary or habitual hour for the evening meal
mealtime - the hour at which a meal is habitually or customarily eaten
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Translations

dinnertime

[ˈdɪnərtaɪm] n
(= time of evening dinner) → heure f du dîner
(= time of midday dinner) → heure f du déjeunerdinnerware set [ˈdɪnərwɛər] n (US) (= dinner service) → service m de table
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"Since dinnertime they've carried a good half of it."
Since dinnertime she had fastened a large red rose in the front of her gown.
"Naturally," Hamel replied, "and yet, it may have been my fancy, of course, but at dinnertime I seemed to get a queer impression.
Pierre had come just at dinnertime and was sitting awkwardly in the middle of the drawing room on the first chair he had come across, blocking the way for everyone.
"You shall all go and help me, and when we come back we will have bread and milk for breakfast, and make it up at dinnertime."
Frank comes tomorrowI had a letter this morningwe see him tomorrow by dinnertime to a certainty he is at Oxford today, and he comes for a whole fortnight; I knew it would be so.
It is an hour past dinnertime: I thought you were gone.'
There was not even a place where a man could wash his hands, and the men ate as much raw blood as food at dinnertime. When they were at work they could not even wipe off their faces--they were as helpless as newly born babes in that respect; and it may seem like a small matter, but when the sweat began to run down their necks and tickle them, or a fly to bother them, it was a torture like being burned alive.
Poyser has spoken her mind pretty strongly as to the dirt which the extra nurnber of men's shoes brought into the house at dinnertime. Indeed, she has not yet recovered her equanimity on the subject, though it is now nearly three hours since dinner, and the house-floor is perfectly clean again; as clean as everything else in that wonderful house- place, where the only chance of collecting a few grains of dust would be to climb on the salt-coffer, and put your finger on the high mantel-shelf on which the glittering brass candlesticks are enjoying their summer sinecure; for at this time of year, of course, every one goes to bed while it is yet light, or at least light enough to discern the outline of objects after you have bruised your shins against them.
There are a lot of nice girls in school and we had scrumptious fun playing at dinnertime. It's so nice to have a lot of little girls to play with.
In her book Michelle Visage: The Diva Rules she admitted: "Dinnertime suddenly involved about two trips to the loo.
Prep Freeze Cook is a meal prep service, focused on bringing back family dinnertime and allowing you and your family to spend time together, minus the hassle of preparing dinner.
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