dinner
noun
the main meal of the day, eaten in the evening or at midday.
dinnerless
-
a word derived from
dinner.
Example Sentences
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Helped out, Mrs. Houghton found she had sprained her ankle, went dinnerless back to the embassy.
From Time Magazine Archive
Alex always made us laugh, even on those dinnerless nights.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
A dinnerless niece and her dinnerfull uncle brushed their teeth together in the Hotel Sea Queen bathroom.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
Far better for me To order tea, And go dinnerless at that hostelry.
From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various
Charles Greville had been out of town, and found the letter announcing E——'s advent, and came up, very good-naturedly, dinnerless, to bring me word of the good news.
From Records of Later Life by Fanny Kemble
