dinner: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 7 letter points · starts with D · ends with R
Meaning of dinner
noun
- countable, uncountable
The main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening.
Example: I had an early dinner because the breakfast in this hostel is superb.
- countable, uncountable
An evening meal.
Example: I had some friends to dinner two nights ago.
- countable, uncountable
A midday meal (in a context in which the evening meal is called supper or tea).
- countable, uncountable
A meal given to an animal.
Example: Give the dog its dinner.
Listed forms: dinners.
Source: Wiktionary — dinner.
verb
- intransitive
To eat a dinner.
- transitive
To provide (someone) with a dinner.
Listed forms: dinners, dinnering, dinnered.
Source: Wiktionary — dinner.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for dinner.
noun
a party of people assembled to have dinner together
- dinner party
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is dinner in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of dinner
D(2) + I(1) + N(1) + N(1) + E(1) + R(1) = 7 points.
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Anagrams of dinner
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from dinner
31 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in dinner. Showing up to 24, longest first.