noun

camera

US /ˈkæm.rə/ 
UK /ˈkæm.rə/ 

a piece of equipment used to take photographs or make films or television programmes

دوربین - camera
Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

I need a new film for my camera.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

camera

 noun
a thing that you use for taking photographs or moving pictures:
I need a new film for my camera.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

camera

camera S2 W3 /ˈkæmərə/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Date: 1700-1800; Origin: camera obscura 'box with a hole through which an image is made to appear on the inside of the box' (18-21 centuries), from Modern Latin, 'dark room'; ⇨ chamber]

1. a piece of equipment used to take photographs or make films or television programmes ⇨ camcorder, video camera
on/off camera (=while a camera is recording or not recording)
The crime was caught on camera by police.
2. in camera law a law case that is held in camera takes place secretly or privately
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ verbs
point a camera at somebody/something A group of Japanese tourists were pointing their cameras at the cathedral.
focus a camera on somebody/something (=point it very exactly at somebody/something) The TV cameras were focused on his face.
pose for the camera (=sit or stand in a position in order to be photographed) Can you pose for the camera?
be caught on camera (=be photographed, especially doing something wrong) The boys were caught on camera leaving the station.
load a camera (=put a film in it) I had loaded my camera with a black and white film.
set up a camera (=make a camera ready to use) The team set up their cameras some distance from the animals.
install a camera (=in a building or public place, for security) Cameras have been installed on almost every street corner.
■ types of camera
a digital camera (=an electronic camera that does not use film) The magazine has a review of the best digital cameras.
a compact camera (=a small, simple camera that uses film) There are some very good compact cameras around.
a video camera (=that records moving pictures) They hired a video camera to use at their wedding.
a television camera He never felt comfortable in front of television cameras.
a film/movie camera Karl trained the movie camera on him.
a security/surveillance camera (=a camera that takes photographs of people in buildings or public places) He was seen on a car park security camera.
■ camera + NOUN
a camera lens A high quality camera lens is the key to taking good photographs.
camera equipment Camera equipment worth £3000 was stolen in the robbery.
a camera case (=for carrying a camera in) A camera case is essential for protecting your camera.
a camera crew (=the people who work the cameras that make a film or programme) We can provide a professional camera crew for any type of production.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

camera

 

cam·era [camera cameras]   [ˈkæmərə]    [ˈkæmərə]  noun

a piece of equipment for taking photographs, moving pictures or television pictures
Just point the camera and press the button.
Cameras started clicking as soon as she stepped out of the car.
a TV/video camera
a camera crew
Idioms: in camera  on camera  
Word Origin:
n. mid 19th cent. camera obscura Latin

late 17th cent. (denoting a council or legislative chamber in Italy or Spain) Latin Greek kamara ‘object with an arched cover’
 
Example Bank:
A security camera caught her shoplifting.
Closed-circuit cameras have been installed throughout the building.
He couldn't bring himself to face the cameras and left by a back exit.
He couldn't bring himself to face the waiting cameras.
He played his first game in front of the TV cameras.
I bought a disposable camera from the gift shop.
Police are checking security camera footage.
She stepped onto the balcony and a thousand cameras clicked.
Simply point your camera at the subject and press the button.
The camera can be operated remotely.
The camera has caught the expression on the Queen's face beautifully.
The camera lingers on a close-up of her face.
The camera was mounted on a hang-glider.
The camera zoomed in on a picture above the fireplace.
The crews have been setting up their cameras.
The director gave the signal and the cameras rolled.
The documentary was shot using a hand-held digital camera.
The film was taken by a camera mounted on a hang-glider.
The incident occurred off camera.
The moment was caught on camera.
The outgoing and incoming presidents posed for the cameras.
a mobile phone with a built-in camera

the highest-resolution camera phone on the market

 

in camera

 

in ˈcamera idiom
(law) in a judge's private room, without the press or the public being present
The trial was held in camera.

Main entry: cameraidiom

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

camera

camera /ˈkæm.rə/
noun [C]
1 a device for taking photographs or making films or television programmes:
I forgot to take my camera with me to Portugal, so I couldn't take any photos.
Television camera crews broadcast the event all round the world.
It was said of Marilyn Monroe that the camera loved her (= that she looked very attractive on film and in photographs).

2 on camera appearing on a piece of film:
They were caught on camera as they brutally attacked a man.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

camera

[kæ̱mrə]
 ♦♦
 cameras

 1) N-COUNT A camera is a piece of equipment that is used for taking photographs, making films, or producing television pictures.
  Her gran lent her a camera for a school trip to Venice and Egypt.
  ...a video camera.
 2) PHRASE: usu PHR after v, v-link PHR If someone or something is on camera, they are being filmed.
  Fay was so impressive on camera that a special part was written in for her...
  Just about anything could happen and we'll be there to catch it on camera when it does.
 3) PHRASE: usu PHR after v, PHR n If you do something or if something happens off camera, you do it or it happens when not being filmed.
  They were anything but friendly off-camera, refusing even to take the same lift.
  ...off-camera interviews.
 4) PHRASE: PHR after v If a trial is held in camera, the public and the press are not allowed to attend. [FORMAL]
  This morning's appeal was held in camera...
  They were sentenced by a military tribunal sitting in camera.
  Syn:
  in private

 

bed

bed [noun] (FURNITURE)
US /bed/ 
UK /bed/ 
Example: 

I didn't ​even have the ​energy to get out of bed.

A piece of furniture that you sleep on

bed - تختخواب
Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

I didn't ​even have the ​energy to get out of bed.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

bed

 noun

1 a thing that you sleep on:
It was time to go to bed.
The children are in bed.
to make the bed (= to make it ready for somebody to sleep in)

word building
A bed for one person is called a single bed and a bed for two people is called a double bed. Children often sleep in bunk beds, which are two single beds built with one above the other.

2 the bottom of a river or the sea

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

BEd

BEd BrE AmE British English, B.Ed. American English /biː ˈed/ noun [countable]
(Bachelor of Education) a first university ↑degree in education
 

bed

I. bed1 S1 W1 /bed/ BrE AmE noun
[Language: Old English; Origin: bedd]
1. SLEEP [uncountable and countable] a piece of furniture that you sleep on
in bed
Simon lay in bed thinking.
You should go to bed early.
She got into bed and turned out the light.
before bed (=before going to bed)
Dad has a whisky before bed. ⇨ ↑camp bed, ↑four-poster bed, ↑sofa bed
2. SEX [uncountable] informal used to refer to having sex:
I came home and found him in bed with (=having sex with) my best friend.
He wanted me to go to bed with him.
He’s been trying to get his secretary into bed.
She told me he was good in bed (=a skilful lover).
3. RIVER/LAKE/SEA [countable] the flat ground at the bottom of a river, lake, or sea:
the sea bed
4. GARDEN [countable] an area of a garden, park etc that has been prepared for plants to grow in:
rose beds
5. ROCK [countable] a layer of rock ⇨ ↑bedrock(2)
6. LOWEST LAYER [singular] a layer of something that forms a base that other things are put on top of
bed of
prawns on a bed of lettuce
7. IN RIVER/WATER [countable] an area at the edge of a river or in deeper water where things grow:
an oyster bed
The birds build their nests in reed beds along the river bank.
8. get out of bed on the wrong side British English, get up on the wrong side of the bed American English to feel slightly angry or annoyed for no particular reason
9. not a bed of roses not a happy, comfortable, or easy situation:
Life isn’t always a bed of roses, you know.
10. you’ve made your bed and you must lie on it spoken used to say that you must accept the results of your actions, even if they are bad
11. put something to bed technical to complete a newspaper, magazine, or book, so that it is ready to be printed
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ verbs
go to bed What time do you go to bed at night?
get into bed/get out of bed I usually read for a bit after I get into bed.
climb into bed Lucy climbed into bed and lay awake thinking.
crawl into bed (=get into bed feeling very tired) We finally crawled into bed at three in the morning.
jump into/out of bed I jumped out of bed and ran over to the window.
get somebody out of bed (=make someone get out of bed) His mother couldn’t get him out of bed in the mornings.
stay in bed (=not get up early/at the usual time) At the weekend it’s really nice to be able to stay in bed.
make the bed (=tidy the sheets and covers after you get up) Don’t forget to make your bed before you go out!
change a bed (=put clean sheets on it) You should change the beds at least once a fortnight.
put somebody to bed (=put a child in their bed) I put the baby to bed at 7 o'clock as usual.
take to your bed written (=go to bed because you feel ill) Guy had a stomach ache and took to his bed.
■ adjectives
a single bed (=for one person) There was only a single bed.
a double bed (=a bed for two people) Would you like a double bed or twin beds?
a king-size bed (=a very big double bed)
a queen-size bed (=a big bed for two people)
twin beds (=two single beds in a room)
bunk beds (=two single beds joined together one above the other) The kids love sleeping in bunk beds.
a spare bed (=a bed for visitors to your home) Come and stay any time – we have a spare bed.
a feather bed (=a bed with feathers in the mattress)
■ phrases
the foot/head of the bed (=the bottom/top of the bed) I woke up to find someone standing at the foot of the bed.
(it’s) time for bed She sat and sewed until it was time for bed.
• • •
THESAURUS
the bottom the lowest part of something: The house is at the bottom of that hill. | She scrolled down to the bottom of the screen.
the underneath/the underside the bottom surface on the outside of something: You will find the serial number on the underneath of the vacuum cleaner.
base the lowest part or the wide bottom part on which something stands: The lamp has a square base. | He had broken a bone at the base of his spine.
the foot literary the bottom of a tree, a hill, or some stairs: There was a small village at the foot of the mountain.
bed the ground at the bottom of a river, a lake, or the sea: the sea bed | They found some interesting stones on the river bed.
the foundations the layer of cement and stones that forms the bottom of a building: The builders have begun laying the foundations for the house.
II. bed2 BrE AmE verb (past tense and past participle bedded, present participle bedding) [transitive]
1. to fix something firmly and deeply into something else
bed something in something
The foundations were bedded in cement.
2. old-fashioned to have sex with someone
bed down phrasal verb
1. to sleep somewhere which is not your bed and where you do not usually sleep:
Can I bed down on your sofa?
2. bed somebody/something ↔ down to make a person or animal comfortable in a place where they do not usually sleep
3. if a new system or arrangement beds down, problems with it are solved and it gradually starts to work in the way that it should
bed something ↔ out phrasal verb
to put plants into the ground so that they can grow

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

BEd

BEd [BEd] (also B.Ed. especially in NAmE)  [ˌbiː ˈed]    [ˌbiː ˈed]  noun

the abbreviation for ‘Bachelor of Education’ (a first university degree in education): (BrE) Sarah Wells BEd

bed

bed [bed beds bedded bedding] noun, verb   [bed]    [bed] 

 

noun
FURNITURE
1. countable, uncountable a piece of furniture for sleeping on
a single/double bed
She lay on the bed (= on top of the covers).
He lay in bed (= under the covers).
I'm tired— I'm going to bed.
It's time for bed (= time to go to sleep).
I'll just put the kids to bed.
He likes to have a mug of cocoa before bed (= before going to bed).
to get into/out of bed
to make the bed (= arrange the covers in a tidy way)
Could you give me a bed for the night (= somewhere to sleep)?
There's a shortage of hospital beds (= not enough room for patients to be admitted).
He has been confined to bed with flu for the past couple of days.

see also  airbed, camp bed, sofa bed, twin bed, waterbed  

OF RIVER/LAKE/SEA

2. countable the bottom of a river, the sea, etc
• the ocean bed

• oyster beds (= an area in the sea where there are many oysters )  

FOR FLOWERS/VEGETABLES

3. countable an area of ground in a garden/yard or park for growing flowers, vegetables, etc
• flower beds

see also  seedbed  

BOTTOM LAYER

4. countable ~ of sth a layer of sth that other things lie or rest on
• grilled chicken, served on a bed of rice

• The blocks should be laid on a bed of concrete.  

GEOLOGY

5. countable a layer of clay, rock, etc. in the ground
see also  bedrock 
more at die in your bed at  die  v., wet the/your bed at  wet  v.  
Word Origin:
Old English bed, bedd (noun), beddian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bed and German Bett.  
Example Bank:
Are you out of bed yet?
Bed and breakfast accommodation is available.
Come on, children, it's time for bed.
Don't punish a child who wets the bed.
Elizabeth was sitting on her bed writing a letter.
He and his brother had to share a bed.
He came home to find an empty bed.
He lay in bed, reading his book.
He slept on a makeshift bed of blankets and cushions.
I like to be in bed before 11 o'clock.
I slept in the bottom bunk of a set of bunk beds.
It's your turn to put the children to bed.
Please strip the beds and put the sheets in the washing machine.
She crawled into bed exhausted.
We stayed at a comfortable bed and breakfast.
a messy room, with an unmade bed and clothes on the floor
ornamental beds of roses
Raised flower beds are ideal for people in wheelchairs.
Idioms: bed of roses  get out of bed on the wrong side  go to bed with somebody  in bed  take to your bed  you've made your bed and you must lie in it

Derived: bed down 

 

verb (-dd-)
1. ~ sth (in sth) to fix sth firmly in sth
• The bricks were bedded in sand to improve drainage.

• Make sure that you bed the roots firmly in the soil.

2. ~ sb (old-fashioned) to have sex with sb
He's been trying to bed her for weeks.
 
Word Origin:

Old English bed, bedd (noun), beddian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bed and German Bett.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

BEd

BEd /biːˈed/
noun [C]
ABBREVIATION FOR Bachelor of Education: a degree taken by some teachers, or a person who has this degree

bed

bed (AREA OF GROUND) /bed/
noun [C]
a piece of ground used for planting in a garden:
They've got some beautiful flower beds in their garden.

bed (BOTTOM) /bed/
noun [C]
1 the bottom or something that serves as a base:
Many strange plants and fish live on the sea bed.
The railway was built on a bed of solid rock.

2 a bed of sth a pile of one type of food on which other food is arranged as a meal:
roasted vegetables on a bed of rice.

 

bed (FURNITURE) /bed/
noun [C or U]
a large rectangular piece of furniture, often with four legs, which is used for sleeping on:
He lived in a room with only two chairs, a bed and a table.
He likes to have breakfast in bed on a Saturday morning.
She didn't get out of bed till lunchtime today.
I'm exhausted - I'm going to bed (= going to get into a bed in order to sleep).
I always put the children to bed (= make certain that they get into a bed and are comfortable there ready for going to sleep) at 7.30 p.m.

bed /bed/
verb [T] -dd- OLD-FASHIONED
to have sex with someone

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

bed

/bed/
(beds)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.
A bed is a piece of furniture that you lie on when you sleep.
She went into her bedroom and lay down on the bed...
We finally went to bed at about 4am...
By the time we got back from dinner, Nona was already in bed...
When she had gone Sam and Robina put the children to bed.
N-COUNT: also prep N

2.
If a place such as a hospital or a hotel has a particular number of beds, it is able to hold that number of patients or guests.
N-COUNT

3.
A bed in a garden or park is an area of ground that has been specially prepared so that plants can be grown in it.
...beds of strawberries and rhubarb.
N-COUNT: usu n N, N of n

4.
A bed of shellfish or plants is an area in the sea or in a lake where a particular type of shellfish or plant is found in large quantities.
The whole lake was rimmed with thick beds of reeds.
N-COUNT: usu with supp

5.
The sea bed or a river bed is the ground at the bottom of the sea or of a river.
For three weeks a big operation went on to recover the wreckage from the sea bed.
N-COUNT: usu sing, usu with supp

6.
A bed of rock is a layer of rock that is found within a larger area of rock.
Between the white limestone and the greyish pink limestone is a thin bed of clay.
N-COUNT: usu with supp

7.
If a recipe or a menu says that something is served on a bed of a food such as rice or vegetables, it means it is served on a layer of that food.
Heat the curry thoroughly and serve it on a bed of rice.
N-COUNT: usu sing, N of n

8.
see also -bedded, bedding

9.
To go to bed with someone means to have sex with them.
PHRASE: V inflects

10.
If you say that someone has made their bed and must lie in it, you mean that since they have chosen to do a particular thing, they must now accept the unpleasant results of their action.
PHRASE

11.
When you make the bed, you neatly arrange the sheets and covers of a bed so that it is ready to sleep in.
PHRASE: V and N inflect

12.
bed of roses: see rose
 

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

1bed /ˈbɛd/ noun, pl beds
1 a : a piece of furniture that people sleep on

[count]
• The room contains only a bed and a dresser.
• There are two beds in the hotel room.
• a hospital bed
• a single bed [=a bed for one person]
• a double bed [=a bed for two people]
• He lay on the bed [=on top of the sheets, blankets, and bedspread] for a long time.
• Don't forget to make the bed. [=to neatly arrange the sheets, blankets, and bedspread on the bed so that the mattress is covered]
• He became ill and took to his bed. [=he went to lie in bed for a long time]

[noncount]

• She usually goes to bed [=lies down in her bed to sleep] around 11:00.
• It's time to get out of bed. [=get up]
• He lay/stayed in bed all morning.
• The kids like to hear a story before bed. [=before they go to sleep]
• Have you put the children to bed? [=have you prepared the children to go to sleep and put them in their beds?]
• Come on, children. It's time for bed. [=bedtime, time to sleep]
b [count] : something that is used to sleep on
• The blanket by the fireplace is the dog's bed.
• Her bed was a mound of soft pine needles.
- see also deathbed, sickbed, sunbed, water bed
2
- used in phrases that describe having sexual relations;
✦Someone who is good in bed is a skillful lover. When two people are in bed, they are in the act of having sex.
• She caught her husband and his secretary in bed together. = She caught her husband in bed with his secretary. To go to bed with someone is to have sex with someone.
• She likes him as a friend, but she's not interested in going to bed with him. To get someone into bed is to get someone to have sex with you.
• He has fantasies about getting a fashion model into bed. Phrases like these are also used figuratively.
• a politician who is accused of being in bed with the oil industry [=of having an improperly close relationship with the oil industry]
• The Communists and the Fascists got into bed with each other [=joined forces] to keep the liberals out of power.
3 [count] : a small area of ground specially prepared for plants
• I'm planning on putting a bed of perennials in that corner of the yard.
• a bed of flowers
- see also bed of roses, flower bed, seedbed
4 [count]
a : a flat pile or layer of something
• a bed of coals
b : a flat pile or layer of food that is placed on a dish with other food on top of it
• grilled fish served on a bed of greens
• a bed of rice
5 [count]
a : the ground that is at the bottom of a sea, lake, etc.
• seaweed growing on the ocean bed [=floor]
b : an area of shallow water where something grows
• an oyster bed [=an area where there are many oysters]
- see also riverbed, seabed
6 [count] technical : a layer of rock or some other material from inside the earth
• fossil beds
• a bed of shale
7 [count] : the platform or box in the back of some kinds of trucks
• the bed of the truck
• We loaded the equipment and put a cover over the truck bed.
- see also flatbed
die in (your) bed
- see 1die
get up on the wrong side of the bed US or chiefly Brit get out of bed on the wrong side : to be in a bad mood throughout the day
• Be careful when you talk to the boss. He got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning.
make your bed and lie in it
✦Expressions like you've made your bed, and now you must lie in it mean that you have done something that causes problems and now you must accept and deal with those problems.
• There's nothing we can do to help her. She's made her bed and has to lie in it.
marriage bed : a bed that married people share - sometimes used figuratively to refer to marriage in general or to the sexual relations that married people have
• the sorrows of their marriage bed

doer

US /ˈduː.ɚ/ 
UK /ˈduː.ər/ 

someone who does things instead of just thinking or talking about them

Persian equivalent: 

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

doer

doer /ˈduːə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
informal someone who does things instead of just thinking or talking about them:
Dole is a doer, not a talker.
 

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

doer

doer f55 [doer doers]   [ˈduːə(r)]    [ˈduːər]  noun (approving)
a person who does things rather than thinking or talking about them

We need fewer organizers and more doers.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

doer /ˈduː.əʳ/ US /-ɚ/
noun [C]
someone who gets actively involved in something, rather than just thinking or talking about it:
There are too many thinkers and not enough doers in this office.
 

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

doer

[du͟ːə(r)]
 doers
 N-COUNT
 If you refer to someone as a doer, you mean that they do jobs promptly and efficiently, without spending a lot of time thinking about them.
  Robertson was a doer, not a thinker.

breakfast

breakfast [noun]
US /ˈbrek.fəst/ 
UK /ˈbrek.fəst/ 
Example: 

Come on, ​wake up - breakfast is ​ready.

a meal eaten in the morning as the first meal of the day

Breakfast - صبحانه
Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

Come on, ​wake up - breakfast is ​ready.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

breakfast

 noun
the first meal of the day:
I had breakfast at seven o'clock.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

breakfast

breakfast S2 W2 /ˈbrekfəst/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable]
[Date: 1400-1500; Origin: break + ↑fast4]
the meal you have in the morning:
We had bacon and eggs for breakfast.
I never eat breakfast.
After a hearty breakfast (=large breakfast), we set out for a hike.
a light breakfast (=small breakfast)
a working breakfast (=a breakfast at which you talk about business)
—breakfast verb [intransitive]
⇨ ↑bed and breakfast, ↑continental breakfast, ↑English breakfast, ⇨ wedding breakfast at ↑wedding(1), ⇨ make a dog’s breakfast of something at ↑dog1(8)
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ verbs
have/eat breakfast Paul got up, washed and had breakfast.
have something for breakfast What do you usually have for breakfast?
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + breakfast
a big breakfast Most people don’t eat a big breakfast nowadays.
a good/proper breakfast (=big and healthy) I think kids need a good breakfast before they go to school.
a hearty breakfast written (=big) The price includes a hearty breakfast.
a small/light breakfast She ate a light breakfast of toast and coffee.
an English/a full breakfast (=a big breakfast with bacon, egg, toast etc - used especially in hotels) A lot of people like to have an English breakfast on holiday.
a cooked/fried breakfast (=bacon, egg, toast etc) Do you feel like having a cooked breakfast?
a buffet breakfast (=one in a hotel, where you serve yourself) A buffet breakfast is served in the hotel's elegant dining room.
a continental breakfast (=coffee and bread with butter and jam) Continental breakfast can be served in your room.
a quick/hasty/hurried breakfast I grabbed a quick breakfast and ran to the bus stop.
a long/leisurely breakfast (=not hurried) On Sunday mornings I like to have a leisurely breakfast.
an early/late breakfast We had an early breakfast and left before 7.30.
a working breakfast (=at which you talk about business) She suggested we meet at 8.30 for a working breakfast.
■ breakfast + NOUN
the breakfast dishes Did you put the breakfast dishes in the dishwasher?
the breakfast things (=dishes, packets etc) Dad was clearing the breakfast things away.
a breakfast table/room The house has a large kitchen and a breakfast room.
breakfast cereal Many breakfast cereals are high in sugar.
breakfast time I don’t like talking at breakfast time.
breakfast television/TV (=programmes on television in the early morning) The children all eat their cereal in front of breakfast television.
• • •
THESAURUS
■ types of meal
breakfast a meal that you eat in the morning
brunch a meal that you eat in the late morning, instead of breakfast or lunch
lunch a meal that you eat in the middle of the day
tea British English a meal that you eat in the afternoon or evening
dinner the main meal of the day, which most people eat in the evening
supper a small meal that you eat in the evening, in British English; the main meal that you eat in the evening, in American English
picnic a meal that you eat outdoors, consisting of food that you cooked or prepared earlier
barbecue a meal that you cook outdoors over hot coals or wood and eat outdoors
snack a small amount of food that is eaten between main meals or instead of a meal
side dish food eaten with the main course, such as vegetables: I’ll have the salad as a side dish.
course one of the separate parts of a meal, such as the starter or the dessert: a three-course meal

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

breakfast

break·fast [breakfast breakfasts breakfasted breakfasting] noun, verb   [ˈbrekfəst]    [ˈbrekfəst] 

noun countable, uncountable
the first meal of the day
a big/hearty/light breakfast
(especially BrE) a cooked breakfast
Do you want bacon and eggs for breakfast?
They were having breakfast when I arrived.
She doesn't eat much breakfast.
see also  bed and breakfast, continental breakfast, English breakfast, power breakfast, wedding breakfast, see a dog's breakfast/dinner at  dog  n.  
Word Origin:
late Middle English: from the verb break  + the verb fast.  
Culture:
meals
Americans and British people generally eat three meals a day though the names vary according to people’s lifestyles and where they live.
The first meal of the day is breakfast. The traditional full English breakfast served in many British hotels may include fruit juice, cereal, bacon and eggs, often with sausages and tomatoes, toast and marmalade, and tea or coffee. Few people have time to prepare a cooked breakfast at home and most have only cereal and/or toast with tea or coffee. Others buy coffee and a pastry on their way to work.
The traditional American breakfast includes eggs, some kind of meat and toast. Eggs may be fried, ‘over easy’, ‘over hard’ or ‘sunny side up’, or boiled, poached or in an omelette (= beaten together and fried). The meat may be bacon or sausage. People who do not have time for a large meal have toast or cereal and coffee. It is common for Americans to eat breakfast in a restaurant. On Saturday and Sunday many people eat brunch late in the morning. This consists of both breakfast and lunch dishes, including pancakes and waffles (= types of cooked batter) that are eaten with butter and maple syrup.
Lunch, which is eaten any time after midday, is the main meal of the day for some British people, though people out at work may have only sandwiches. Some people also refer to the midday meal as dinner. Most workers are allowed about an hour off work for it, called the lunch hour, and many also go shopping. Many schools offer a cooked lunch (school lunch or school dinner), though some students take a packed lunch of sandwiches, fruit, etc. Sunday lunch is special and is, for many families, the biggest meal of the week, consisting traditionally of roast meat and vegetables and a sweet course. In the US lunch is usually a quick meal, eaten around midday. Many workers have a half-hour break for lunch, and buy a sandwich from near their place of work. Business people may sometimes eat a larger lunch and use the time to discuss business.
The main meal of the day for most people is the evening meal, called supper, tea or dinner. It is usually a cooked meal with meat or fish or a salad, followed by a sweet course. In Britain younger children may have tea when they get home from school. Tea, meaning a main meal for adults, is the word used in some parts of Britain especially when the evening meal is eaten early. Dinner sounds more formal than supper, and guests generally receive invitations to ‘dinner’ rather than to ‘supper’. In the US the evening meal is called dinner and is usually eaten around 6 or 6.30 p.m. In many families, both in Britain and in the US, family members eat at different times and rarely sit down at the table together.
Many people also eat snacks between meals. Most have tea or coffee at mid-morning, often called coffee time or the coffee break. In Britain in the past this was sometimes also called elevenses. In the afternoon many British people have a tea break. Some hotels serve afternoon tea which consists of tea or coffee and a choice of sandwiches and cakes. When on holiday/vacation people sometimes have a cream tea of scones, jam and cream. In addition many people eat chocolate bars, biscuits (AmE cookies) or crisps (AmE chips). Some British people have a snack, sometimes called supper, consisting of a milk drink and a biscuit before they go to bed. In the US children often have milk and cookies after school. 
Example Bank:
He treated his wife to breakfast in bed on her birthday.
Low-fat cheeses and yogurt are good breakfast foods.
Would you clear away the breakfast things?
a full English breakfast of cereal, bacon and eggs and toast
Do you want bacon and eggs for breakfast?
I always have a cooked breakfast.
I'm going to have a nice leisurely breakfast tomorrow.
• She doesn't eat much breakfast.

• The price per person includes a full English breakfast.

verb intransitive ~ (on sth) (formal)
to eat breakfast
 
Word Origin:
late Middle English: from the verb break  + the verb fast.  
Example Bank:
• Many of the hotel's guests had already breakfasted and departed.

• They breakfasted on coffee and hot rolls.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

breakfast / ˈbrek.fəst / noun [ C or U ]

A1 a meal eaten in the morning as the first meal of the day:

What do you want for breakfast?

Jane never eats breakfast.

She arrived shortly after breakfast.

Breakfast is served in the dining room from 8.30 till 10.00.

I love to eat breakfast in bed on Saturdays.

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

breakfast

/brekfəst/
(breakfasts, breakfasting, breakfasted)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.
Breakfast is the first meal of the day. It is usually eaten in the early part of the morning.
What’s for breakfast?
...breakfast cereal.
N-VAR
see also bed and breakfast, continental breakfast, English breakfast

2.
When you breakfast, you have breakfast. (FORMAL)
All the ladies breakfasted in their rooms.
VERB: V adv/prep

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

1break·fast /ˈbrɛkfəst/ noun, pl -fasts : the first meal of the day

[count]

• a big/good/hearty breakfast
• a working/business breakfast [=a breakfast during which you talk with someone about business matters]
• (Brit) a cooked breakfast [=a breakfast that includes cooked foods, such as eggs and meat]

[noncount]

• I had pancakes for breakfast.
• Did you have/eat breakfast before you left?
• We relaxed/chatted/dawdled over breakfast.
- often used before another noun
breakfast cereals
• They sat at the breakfast table.
- see also bed-and-breakfast, continental breakfast
a dog's breakfast
- see 1dog

coffee

coffee [noun]
US /ˈkɑː.fi/ 
UK /ˈkɒf.i/ 
Example: 

He made us some coffee.

A hot dark brown drink that has a slightly bitter taste

Coffee - قهوه
Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

He made us some coffee.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

coffee

 noun

1 (no plural) a brown powder made from the seeds (called coffee beans) of a tree that grows in hot countries. You use it for making a drink.

2 (no plural) a drink made by adding hot water to this powder:
Would you like coffee or tea?
a cup of coffee

3 (plural coffees) a cup of this drink:
Two coffees, please.

word building
White coffee has milk in it and black coffee has no milk.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

coffee

coffee S1 W2 /ˈkɒfi $ ˈkɒːfi, ˈkɑːfi/ BrE AmE noun
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Italian; Origin: caffè, from Turkish kahve, from Arabic qahwa]

1. [uncountable] a hot dark brown drink that has a slightly bitter taste:
Do you want a cup of coffee?
Do you like your coffee white (=with milk) or black (=without milk)?
2. [uncountable and countable] a cup of coffee:
Who wants a coffee?
over coffee
dinner guests chatting over coffee (=while drinking coffee) ⇨ ↑decaffeinated
3. [uncountable] whole coffee beans, crushed coffee beans, or a powder to which you add water to make coffee:
a jar of coffee
instant coffee (=powdered coffee)
I haven’t got any real coffee (=coffee beans) at the moment.
4. [uncountable] a light brown colour
wake up and smell the coffee at ↑wake up(3)
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ phrases
a cup/mug of coffee Jake had a quick breakfast and a mug of coffee.
a pot of coffee Shall I make a pot of coffee?
■ verbs
have a coffee She stopped in a café to have a quick coffee.
drink coffee I don’t often drink coffee.
sip coffee (=drink it slowly) He sat in his chair, peacefully sipping his coffee.
make coffee You wash up and I’ll make the coffee.
pour the coffee (out) He poured the coffee out into mugs.
spill coffee He’d accidentally spilt coffee over the table.
■ adjectives
black (=without milk) He went up to the counter and ordered a black coffee.
white (=with milk) I’d like a white coffee, please.
fresh (=made very recently using coffee beans) the delicious smell of fresh coffee
strong/weak I needed some strong coffee to wake me up.
milky (=with a lot of milk in it) a steaming mug of milky coffee
decaffeinated (also decaf informal) (=without any caffeine in it) Have you got any decaf coffee?
■ coffee + NOUN
a coffee cup/mug Kate put down her coffee cup.
a coffee pot She refilled the coffee pot.
a coffee machine (=for making coffee) Janice crossed to the coffee machine and filled two plastic cups.
a coffee break (=a break from work to have some coffee) Shall we stop for a coffee break?
a coffee stain (=a mark left by coffee or a coffee cup) The table was covered in coffee stains.
• • •
THESAURUS
■ types of coffee
espresso strong black Italian coffee: I’ll have a double espresso.
latte coffee made by adding a lot of hot milk to a small amount of strong coffee: Two lattes please.
cappuccino coffee that has hot milk with a lot of bubbles in it, usually with chocolate powder on top: I’ll have another cappuccino, please.
Americano coffee made by pouring a small amount of strong black Italian coffee on top of hot water: Can I have an Americano?
decaf informal coffee that does not contain ↑caffeine . Decaf is short for ‘decaffeinated’: I always drink decaf. | a decaf latte
skinny a skinny latte or capuccino has very low-fat milk in it: I asked for a skinny latte, not a full-fat one.
filter coffee coffee made using a paper filter: We usually drink filter coffee at home.
iced coffee coffee served cold with ice: a can of iced coffee
 

coffee shop

ˈcoffee shop BrE AmE noun [countable]
1. American English a restaurant that serves cheap meals
2. British English a place in a large shop or a hotel that serves meals and non-alcoholic drinks

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

coffee

cof·fee [coffee coffees]   [ˈkɒfi]    [ˈkɔːfi]    [ˈkɑːfi]  noun
1. uncountable, countable the roasted seeds (called coffee beans) of a tropical bush; a powder made from them
decaffeinated/instant coffee
ground/real coffee
a jar of coffee
a blend of Brazilian and Colombian coffees

coffee ice cream

2. uncountable a hot drink made from coffee powder and boiling water. It may be drunk with milk and/or sugar added
black/white coffee (= without/with milk)
Tea or coffee?
I'll just make the coffee.

Let's talk over coffee (= while drinking coffee).

3. countable a cup of coffee

Two strong black coffees, please.

4. uncountable the colour of coffee mixed with milk; light brown
see wake up and smell the coffee at  wake  v.  
Word Origin:
late 16th cent.: from Turkish kahveh, from Arabic qahwa, probably via Dutch koffie.  
Example Bank:
An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.
Do you drink coffee?
He brought in two mugs of steaming coffee.
He took a sip of his coffee.
I had two coffees while I waited.
I have milk but no sugar in my coffee.
I'll make some coffee for breakfast.
Let's go for a coffee when you've finished your essay.
She drinks very milky coffee with lots of sugar.
Tea and coffee-making facilities are available in the kitchen.
The others will be back soon— I'll go and make some fresh coffee.
Would you like real or instant coffee?
a mug of strong black coffee
a packet of freshly-ground coffee
a pot of piping hot coffee
coffee laced with cognac

freshly brewed coffee

coffee shop

ˈcoffee shop [coffee shop coffee shops]       noun

a small restaurant, often in a store, hotel, etc, where coffee, tea, other drinks without alcohol and simple food are served

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

coffee

coffee /ˈkɒf.i/ US /ˈkɑː.fi/
noun [C or U]
a dark brown powder with a strong flavour and smell that is made by crushing coffee beans, or a hot drink made from this powder:
decaffeinated coffee
fresh/instant coffee
a cup of coffee
Would you get some coffee when you go shopping?
If I drink too much coffee, I can't sleep.
Can I get you a coffee (= cup of coffee)?
I'd like a black coffee (= a cup of coffee without milk), please.
Do you take (= drink) your coffee white (= with milk)?

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

coffee

/kɒfi, AM kɔ:fi/
(coffees)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.
Coffee is a hot drink made with water and ground or powdered coffee beans.
Would you like some coffee?...
N-UNCOUNT

A coffee is a cup of coffee.
I made a coffee.
N-COUNT

2.
Coffee is the roasted beans or powder from which the drink is made.
Brazil harvested 28m bags of coffee in 1991, the biggest crop for four years.
...superior quality coffee.
N-MASS
 

coffee shop

also coffee-shop
(coffee shops)

A coffee shop is a kind of restaurant that sells coffee, tea, cakes, and sometimes sandwiches and light meals.

N-COUNT

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

coffee

cof·fee /ˈkɑːfi/ noun, pl -fees
1 : a dark brown drink made from ground coffee beans and boiled water

[noncount]
• a cup of coffee
• iced/decaffeinated coffee
• I'll make/brew some coffee.

[count]

• Would you like another coffee? [=another cup of coffee]
- often used before another noun
• a coffee cup
coffee mugs
coffee ice cream [=ice cream that has the flavor of coffee]
2 [noncount] : coffee beans
• I bought a pound of coffee.
wake up and smell the coffee
- see 1wake

dinner

dinner [noun]
US /ˈdɪn.ɚ/ 
UK /ˈdɪn.ər/ 
Example: 

You can ​cook dinner ​tonight because I did it last ​night.

The main meal of the day, eaten in the middle of the day or the evening

dinner - شام
Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

You can ​cook dinner ​tonight because I did it last ​night.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

dinner

 noun
the largest meal of the day. You have dinner in the evening, or sometimes in the middle of the day:
What time do you usually have dinner?
What's for dinner?

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

dinner

dinner S1 W2 /ˈdɪnə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: diner, from diner 'to eat'; ⇨ ↑dine]
1. [uncountable and countable] the main meal of the day, eaten in the middle of the day or the evening:
What time do you usually have dinner?
We’re having fish for dinner tonight.
What's for dinner?
2. [countable] a formal occasion when an evening meal is eaten, often to celebrate something:
the Club’s annual dinner
dog’s dinner at ↑dog1(9), ⇨ more something than you’ve had hot dinners at ↑hot1(30)
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ verbs
have/eat dinner Why don't you come and have dinner with us?
make/cook dinner I offered to cook dinner.
have something for dinner I thought we might have pasta for dinner tonight.
have somebody for/to dinner We're having a few friends round to dinner.
ask/invite somebody to dinner Let's ask Kate and Mike to dinner.
come for/to dinner Mark is coming over for dinner.
go out for/to dinner (=go and eat in a restaurant) Would you like to go out for dinner on Saturday?
serve dinner (=start giving people food) Dinner is served between 7 and 11 pm in the hotel restaurant.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + dinner
a three-course/four-course etc dinner The cost of the hotel includes a three-course dinner.
Sunday/Christmas/Thanksgiving dinner (=a special meal eaten on Sunday etc) We usually have a walk after Christmas dinner.
a romantic dinner (=for two people in a romantic relationship) Clive and Denise were enjoying a romantic dinner for two in a quiet French restaurant.
a candle-lit dinner (=with only candles for lighting) Chris treated his girlfriend to a candle-lit dinner.
a leisurely dinner (=not hurried) I enjoy having a leisurely dinner with some friends at the weekend.
a black-tie dinner (=where people wear special formal clothes) He was invited to a black-tie dinner at one of the Oxford colleges.
a slap-up dinner British English informal (=with a lot of good food) Mum always makes a slap-up dinner for me when I go home.
school dinners British English (=meals provided at school in the middle of the day) School dinners are served in the canteen.
TV dinners (=meals that you eat while watching TV) TV dinners in aluminium containers can be found in the freezer departments of many supermarkets.
■ dinner + NOUN
a dinner party (=when someone's friends are invited for a special evening meal) We are having a dinner party on Saturday.
a dinner guest The dinner guests began arriving at about seven o'clock.
• • •
THESAURUS
■ types of meal
breakfast a meal that you eat in the morning
brunch a meal that you eat in the late morning, instead of breakfast or lunch
lunch a meal that you eat in the middle of the day
tea British English a meal that you eat in the afternoon or evening
dinner the main meal of the day, which most people eat in the evening
supper a small meal that you eat in the evening, in British English; the main meal that you eat in the evening, in American English
picnic a meal that you eat outdoors, consisting of food that you cooked or prepared earlier
barbecue a meal that you cook outdoors over hot coals or wood and eat outdoors
snack a small amount of food that is eaten between main meals or instead of a meal
side dish food eaten with the main course, such as vegetables: I’ll have the salad as a side dish.
course one of the separate parts of a meal, such as the starter or the dessert: a three-course meal
 

dinner table

ˈdinner ˌtable BrE AmE noun
the dinner table
a) an occasion when people are eating dinner together:
It wasn’t a very suitable conversation for the dinner table.
b) the table at which people eat dinner
⇨ ↑dining table
 

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dinner

din·ner [dinner dinners]   [ˈdɪnə(r)]    [ˈdɪnər]  noun
1. uncountable, countable the main meal of the day, eaten either in the middle of the day or in the evening
It's time for dinner.
When do you have dinner?
What time do you serve dinner?
Let's invite them to dinner tomorrow.
What shall we have for dinner tonight?
It's your turn to cook dinner.
She didn't eat much dinner.
I never eat a big dinner.
Christmas dinner
a three-course dinner
I'd like to take you out to dinner tonight.

(BrE) school dinners (= meals provided at school in the middle of the day)

2. countable a large formal social gathering at which dinner is eaten
The club's annual dinner will be held on 3 June.
see also  dinner party
more at a dog's breakfast/dinner at  dog  n.
Idiom: done like a dinner  
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French disner (infinitive used as a noun), probably from desjëuner ‘to break fast’, from des- (expressing reversal) + jëun ‘fasting’.  
Culture:
meals
Americans and British people generally eat three meals a day though the names vary according to people’s lifestyles and where they live.
The first meal of the day is breakfast. The traditional full English breakfast served in many British hotels may include fruit juice, cereal, bacon and eggs, often with sausages and tomatoes, toast and marmalade, and tea or coffee. Few people have time to prepare a cooked breakfast at home and most have only cereal and/or toast with tea or coffee. Others buy coffee and a pastry on their way to work.
The traditional American breakfast includes eggs, some kind of meat and toast. Eggs may be fried, ‘over easy’, ‘over hard’ or ‘sunny side up’, or boiled, poached or in an omelette (= beaten together and fried). The meat may be bacon or sausage. People who do not have time for a large meal have toast or cereal and coffee. It is common for Americans to eat breakfast in a restaurant. On Saturday and Sunday many people eat brunch late in the morning. This consists of both breakfast and lunch dishes, including pancakes and waffles (= types of cooked batter) that are eaten with butter and maple syrup.
Lunch, which is eaten any time after midday, is the main meal of the day for some British people, though people out at work may have only sandwiches. Some people also refer to the midday meal as dinner. Most workers are allowed about an hour off work for it, called the lunch hour, and many also go shopping. Many schools offer a cooked lunch (school lunch or school dinner), though some students take a packed lunch of sandwiches, fruit, etc. Sunday lunch is special and is, for many families, the biggest meal of the week, consisting traditionally of roast meat and vegetables and a sweet course. In the US lunch is usually a quick meal, eaten around midday. Many workers have a half-hour break for lunch, and buy a sandwich from near their place of work. Business people may sometimes eat a larger lunch and use the time to discuss business.
The main meal of the day for most people is the evening meal, called supper, tea or dinner. It is usually a cooked meal with meat or fish or a salad, followed by a sweet course. In Britain younger children may have tea when they get home from school. Tea, meaning a main meal for adults, is the word used in some parts of Britain especially when the evening meal is eaten early. Dinner sounds more formal than supper, and guests generally receive invitations to ‘dinner’ rather than to ‘supper’. In the US the evening meal is called dinner and is usually eaten around 6 or 6.30 p.m. In many families, both in Britain and in the US, family members eat at different times and rarely sit down at the table together.
Many people also eat snacks between meals. Most have tea or coffee at mid-morning, often called coffee time or the coffee break. In Britain in the past this was sometimes also called elevenses. In the afternoon many British people have a tea break. Some hotels serve afternoon tea which consists of tea or coffee and a choice of sandwiches and cakes. When on holiday/vacation people sometimes have a cream tea of scones, jam and cream. In addition many people eat chocolate bars, biscuits (AmE cookies) or crisps (AmE chips). Some British people have a snack, sometimes called supper, consisting of a milk drink and a biscuit before they go to bed. In the US children often have milk and cookies after school. 
Thesaurus:
dinner noun U, C
They invited us to dinner.
lunchsuppermealbanquetfeast|BrE tea|formal luncheon
have/invite sb for/to dinner/lunch/supper/a meal/banquet/feast/tea/luncheon
eat/serve dinner/lunch/supper/a meal/tea/luncheon
get dinner/lunch/supper/tea/a meal
Which word? A main or formal meal eaten in the evening is usually called dinner. Lunch is eaten in the middle of the day; in Britain some people call this dinner if it is the main meal of the day. Tea is usually a light afternoon meal with a cup of tea, but it can also refer to an evening meal, especially one for children. Supper is an informal evening meal or a light meal before bedtime.  
Collocations:
Restaurants
Eating out
eat (lunch/dinner)/dine/meet at/in a restaurant
go (out)/take sb (out) for lunch/dinner/a meal
have a meal with sb
make/have a reservation (in/under the name of Yamada)
reserve/ (especially BrE) book a table for six
ask for/request a table for two/a table by the window
In the restaurant
wait to be seated
show sb to their table
sit in the corner/by the window/at the bar/at the counter
hand sb/give sb the menu/wine list
open/read/study/peruse the menu
the restaurant has a three-course set menu/a children's menu/an extensive wine list
taste/sample/try the wine
the waiter takes your order
order/choose/have the soup of the day/one of the specials/the house (BrE) speciality/(especially NAmE) specialty
serve/finish the first course/the starter/the main course/dessert/coffee
complain about the food/the service/your meal
enjoy your meal
Paying
pay/ask for (especially BrE) the bill/(NAmE) the check
pay for/treat sb to dinner/lunch/the meal
service is (not) included
give sb/leave (sb) a tip 
More About:
meals
People use the words dinner, lunch, supper and tea in different ways depending on which English-speaking country they come from. In Britain it may also depend on which part of the country or which social class a person comes from.
A meal eaten in the middle of the day is usually called lunch. If it is the main meal of the day it may also be called dinner in BrE, especially in the north of the country.
A main meal eaten in the evening is usually called dinner, especially if it is a formal meal. Supper is also an evening meal, but more informal than dinner and usually eaten at home. It can also be a late meal or something to eat and drink before going to bed.
In BrE, tea is a light meal in the afternoon with sandwiches, cakes, etc. and a cup of tea: a cream tea. It can also be a main meal eaten early in the evening, especially by children: What time do the kids have their tea?
As a general rule, if dinner is the word someone uses for the meal in the middle of the day, they probably call the meal in the evening tea or supper. If they call the meal in the middle of the day lunch, they probably call the meal in the evening dinner.
Brunch, a combination of breakfast and lunch, is becoming more common, especially as a meal where your guests serve themselves. 
Example Bank:
A gala dinner was held to celebrate the world premiere of the movie.
A state dinner was held in honour of the visiting Japanese premier.
Are we expected to dress for dinner?
I always forgot to take my dinner money to school.
My old school is giving a fund-raising dinner
The club's annual dinner is this week.
The extensive dinner menu includes Russian delicacies.
The former Olympic champion was invited to speak at a charity dinner.
The school dinner menu always includes a balance of food types.
There was never much conversation at the dinner table in my family.
They invited three couples to a dinner party at their house.
We attended the formal reunion dinner.
We didn't wash up the dinner things until the morning after.
We're going to attend a formal dinner in aid of cancer research.
a bone-china dinner service
the society's annual dinner dance
Have you had dinner yet?
I used to hate school dinners.
I'd like to take you out to dinner tonight.
It's time for dinner.
It's your turn to get dinner.
Let's invite them to dinner.
She didn't eat much dinner.
The club's annual dinner will be held on the 4th of June.

The evening includes a three-course dinner with wine.

dinner table

ˈdinner table f91 [dinner table dinner tables]       noun (often the dinner table) usually singular
the table at which people are eating dinner; an occasion when people are eating together
conversation at the dinner table
The dinner table was laden with crystal and silver.

compare  dining table

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

dinner / ˈdɪn.ə r /   / -ɚ / noun

A1 [ C or U ] the main meal of the day, usually the meal you eat in the evening but sometimes, in Britain, the meal eaten in the middle of the day:

We were just having (our) dinner.

We had some friends round for dinner on Saturday.

a romantic candlelit dinner

→  Compare lunch noun

[ C usually singular ] a formal social occasion in the evening at which a meal is served:

They held a dinner to celebrate his retirement.

a charity/society dinner

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

dinner

/dɪnə(r)/
(dinners)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.
Dinner is the main meal of the day, usually served in the early part of the evening.
She invited us to her house for dinner...
Would you like to stay and have dinner?...
N-VAR
see also TV dinner

2.
Any meal you eat in the middle of the day can be referred to as dinner.
N-VAR

3.
A dinner is a formal social event at which a meal is served. It is held in the evening.
...a series of official lunches and dinners...
N-COUNT
 

dinner table

also dinner-table
(dinner tables)

You can refer to a table as the dinner table when it is being used for dinner. (BRIT)
Sam was left at the dinner table with Peg.

N-COUNT: usu sing, usu the/poss N

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

dinner

din·ner /ˈdɪnɚ/ noun, pl -ners
1 : the main meal of the day

[count]

• We had many pleasant dinners together.
• a steak/lobster dinner

[noncount]

• What's for dinner?
• They had dinner early.
• We're planning to ask them to dinner soon.
Dinner is served. [=dinner is ready; it's time to come to the table for dinner]
- often used before another noun
dinner guests
dinner rolls
• an enjoyable dinner companion
• My new boyfriend and I had a dinner date [=a date to eat dinner together] last night.
• She hosted a dinner party [=a party at which dinner is served] at her apartment.
• the dinner table [=the table where people eat dinner]
✦To go out to dinner is to have dinner at a restaurant.
• We haven't gone out to dinner in weeks.
• He took her out to dinner several times.

usage Most Americans have dinner in the evening, although if the main meal of the day is served in the afternoon it is also referred to as dinner. When referring to the evening meal, dinner and supper are basically synonyms in U.S. English. Dinner is a somewhat more formal word than supper and it tends to describe a somewhat more formal meal.

2 [count] : a usually large formal event at which dinner is eaten
• Two hundred people attended his retirement dinner.
• the club's annual dinner [=banquet]
• an awards dinner [=a dinner at which awards are given]
3 [count] : a cooked and packaged meal that usually only needs to be heated before it is eaten
• a frozen dinner
- see also tv dinner

weekend

US /ˈwiːk.end/ 
UK /ˌwiːkˈend/ 

Saturday and Sunday, especially considered as time when you do not work

Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

I never work at the weekend.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

weekend

 noun
Saturday and Sunday:
What are you doing at the weekend?

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

weekend

I. weekend1 S1 W2 /ˌwiːkˈend◂ ˈwiːkend $ ˈwiːkend/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
Saturday and Sunday, especially considered as time when you do not work:
Are you doing anything nice this weekend?
last/next weekend (=the weekend before or after this one)
at the weekend British English on the weekend American English:
I never work at the weekend.
What are you doing on the weekend?
at weekends British English on weekends American English:
I only see him at weekends.
Tony has been unwell over the weekend (=during the weekend).
We’re going to Paris for a long weekend (=Saturday and Sunday, and also Friday or Monday, or both).
weekend cottage/cabin etc (=a place in the country where you spend your weekends)
dirty weekend at ↑dirty1(2)
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + weekend
this weekend Are you going sailing this weekend?
next weekend I'm going to Palm Springs next weekend.
last weekend We were in Glasgow last weekend.
the previous weekend The talks had been scheduled for the previous weekend.
the following weekend The intention was to complete the work the following weekend.
a long weekend (=Saturday, Sunday, and also Friday or Monday or both) In August we had a long weekend in the Lake District.
a holiday weekend (=a weekend that has days before or after it which are holidays) The roads were jammed on the Friday before the holiday weekend.
■ weekend + NOUN
a weekend break British English (=a holiday that lasts a weekend) She was looking forward to her weekend break in Paris.
a weekend cottage British English (=a house you have in the country, where you spend your weekends) A friend of mine has a weekend cottage on the South Coast, and we often go down there in summer.
II. weekend2 BrE AmE verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]
to spend the weekend somewhere:
We’re weekending on the coast.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

weekend

week·end [weekend weekends weekended weekending] noun, verb   [ˌwiːkˈend]    [ˈwiːkend]

noun
1. Saturday and Sunday
Are you doing anything over the weekend?
Have a good weekend!
It happened on the weekend of 24 and 25 April.
(BrE) The office is closed at the weekend.
(especially NAmE) The office is closed on the weekend.
(BrE, informal) I like to go out on a weekend.
• We go skiing most weekends in winter.

see also  dirty weekend, long weekend

2. Saturday and Sunday, or a slightly longer period, as a holiday/vacation
He won a weekend for two in Rome.
a weekend break  
Culture:
weekends
The weekend lasts from the end of working hours or school hours on Friday until Monday morning. For most people it is a chance to be at home with their family, spend time on a sport or hobby or go out somewhere. Both adults and children look forward to the freedom of the weekend and to having time to please themselves. On Friday people with jobs may say TGIF (Thank God it’s Friday) and may go to a bar together after work. People who work in factories, shops and restaurants and on buses often have to work at weekends and instead get time off during the week. Sometimes people take an extra day off on Friday or Monday to make a long weekend, especially if they want to have a short holiday/vacation. Several holidays, such as Memorial Day in the US and Spring Bank Holiday in Britain, are on a Monday in order to create a long weekend.
At the weekend (AmE On the weekend) people may do jobs around the house, look after their garden, wash the car, play sport or watch television. On Saturday mornings many US television channels show cartoons. The weekend is also the busiest time of the week for shopping. Shops are open on both Saturday and Sunday. For a long time many British people opposed Sunday trading and wanted to ‚keep Sunday special’, but there was pressure from some of the larger stores and DIY shops to be allowed to open, and now many people like shopping on a Sunday.
Friday and Saturday nights are popular, especially among young people, for parties and visits to clubs and pubs. People also go to the theatre or cinema, eat out at a restaurant, or invite friends to their house for dinner or a barbecue.
On Sundays many people have a lie-in (= stay in bed longer than usual). Some people go to church on Sunday morning. In the US many adults enjoy reading the newspaper while eating brunch, a combination of breakfast and lunch that includes dishes from both. Brunch is eaten between about 10 and 12 in the morning and is enjoyed in a relaxed atmosphere. In Britain some people sit around and read the Sunday papers. They may have other members of the family round for Sunday lunch. Many people go out for a walk or visit a theme park, stately home or other attraction, depending on their interests. In summer many families go out for the day to the countryside.
In general people are very busy at the weekend and often finish it more tired than they began it, so for many Monday morning is the least pleasant part of the week. 
Example Bank:
He called me on the weekend.
I spent the last rainy weekend cleaning the kitchen.
I took Friday off, and spent a long weekend visiting friends.
It will be a wet weekend for much of England and Wales.
The children play there on a weekend.
The office is closed over the weekend.
We spent the weekend in Paris.
• What are you doing at the weekend?

• What do you usually do at weekends?

verb intransitive + adv./prep.
to spend the weekend somewhere

• They're weekending in Paris.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

weekend

weekend /ˌwiːkˈend/ /ˈ--/
noun [C]
1 Saturday and Sunday, or Friday evening until Sunday night; the part of the week in which many people living in the West do not go to work:
Have you got anything planned for the weekend?
This/Next weekend we're going to see some friends.

2 a holiday or a visit taken at a weekend:
How much would a weekend for two in Amsterdam cost?
They've got a weekend cottage in Sussex.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

weekend

/wi:kend/
(weekends)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

A weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
She had agreed to have dinner with him in town the following weekend...
He told me to give you a call over the weekend.

weekday

US /ˈwiːk.deɪ/ 
UK /ˈwiːk.deɪ/ 

Any day of the week except Saturday and Sunday

Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

I only work on weekdays.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

weekday

 noun
any day except Saturday or Sunday:
I only work on weekdays.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

weekday

weekday /ˈwiːkdeɪ/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
any day of the week except Saturday and Sunday

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

weekday

week·day [weekday weekdays]   [ˈwiːkdeɪ]    [ˈwiːkdeɪ]  noun
any day except Saturday and Sunday
The centre is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays.

Derived Word: weekdays

 

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

weekday

weekday /ˈwiːk.deɪ/
noun [C]
any day of the week except Sunday and usually Saturday:
On weekdays I'm usually in bed by ten o'clock.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

weekday

/wi:kdeɪ/
(weekdays)

A weekday is any of the days of the week except Saturday and Sunday.
If you want to avoid the crowds, it’s best to come on a weekday...

book

book [noun] (TEXT)
US /bʊk/ 
UK /bʊk/ 

a set of printed pages that are held together in a cover so that you can read them

Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

His latest book will appear in December.

 

کتاب آخر او در ماه دسامبر رونمایی خواهد شد.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

book

 verb (books, booking, booked )
to arrange to have or do something later:
We booked a table for six at the restaurant.
The hotel is fully booked (= all the rooms are full).

 

 noun
a thing that you read or write in, that has a lot of pieces of paper joined together inside a cover:
I'm reading a book by George Orwell.
an exercise book (= a book that you write in at school)

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

book

I. book1 S1 W1 /bʊk/ BrE AmE noun
[Language: Old English; Origin: boc]
1. PRINTED PAGES [countable] a set of printed pages that are held together in a cover so that you can read them:
I’ve just started reading a book by Graham Greene.
a cookery book
book about/on
a book about cats
2. TO WRITE IN [countable] a set of sheets of paper held together in a cover so that you can write on them:
a black address book
a notebook
3. SET OF THINGS [countable] a set of things such as stamps, matches, or tickets, held together inside a paper cover:
a cheque book
4. books [plural]
a) ACCOUNTS written records of the financial accounts of a business:
An accountant will examine the company’s books.
a small firm that is having problems balancing the books (=keeping its profits and spending equal)
on the books
They have £50 billion worth of orders on the books. ⇨ cook the books at cook1(3)
b) JOBS the names of people who use a company’s services, or who are sent by a company to work for other people
on sb’s books
an agent with a lot of popular actors on his books
5. by the book exactly according to rules or instructions:
She feels she has to go by the book and can’t use her creativity.
do/play something by the book
The police were careful to do everything by the book.
6. a closed book a subject that you do not understand or know anything about:
Chemistry is a closed book to me.
7. be in sb’s good/bad books informal used to say that someone is pleased or annoyed with you
8. LAW be on the books if a law is on the books, it is part of the set of laws in a country, town, area etc
9. PART OF A BOOK [countable] one of the parts that a very large book such as the Bible is divided into
book of
the Book of Isaiah
10. in my book spoken said when giving your opinion:
In my book, nothing is more important than football.
11. bring somebody to book to punish someone for breaking laws or rules, especially when you have been trying to punish them for a long time:
War criminals must be brought to book.
⇨ statute book, ⇨ take a leaf out of sb’s book at leaf1(2), ⇨ read somebody like a book at read1(16), ⇨ suit sb’s book at suit2(5), ⇨ a turn-up for the book at turn-up(2), ⇨ throw the book at somebody at throw1(26)
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ verbs
read a book What book are you reading at the moment?
look through a book (=look at the pages quickly) I looked through the book until I found the right section.
write a book He’s written several interesting travel books.
publish a book The book is published by Penguin.
a book comes out (=it is published for the first time) Everyone was waiting for the new Harry Potter book to come out.
borrow a book (also take out a book British English) (=from a library) You can borrow up to six books from the library.
return a book (=to a library) Please return all your books before the end of term.
renew a book (=arrange to continue borrowing it from a library) If you need to renew a book, you can do it by phone.
■ book + NOUN
a book shop (also book store American English) I got it from that little book shop in the village.
a book seller (=a person, shop, or company selling books) High street book sellers are experiencing a drop in sales.
a book token British English (=a ticket that you can use to pay for a book) She always bought me book tokens for my birthday.
a book review (=an article giving critical opinions of a book) She had a book review published in the student magazine.
a book fair (=an event at which publishers and authors show new books)
the introduction/preface/foreword to a book In the introduction to this book I referred to a conversation between myself and a young student.
a section of a book The most useful section of the book is the list of suppliers of artists’ materials.
■ phrases
the cover of a book His picture is on the cover of the book.
a chapter of a book The first chapter of the book is about his childhood.
• • •
THESAURUS
■ types of book
novel noun [countable] a book about imaginary people and events: The film is based on Nick Hornby’s best-selling novel. | a historical novel
fiction noun [uncountable] books that describe imaginary people and events: She reads a lot of romantic fiction.
literature noun [uncountable] novels and plays that are considered to be important works of art: I’m studying American literature at university.
non-fiction noun [uncountable] books that describe real people and events: Men tend to prefer non-fiction.
science fiction noun [uncountable] books about imaginary events in the future or space travel
reference book noun [countable] a book such as a dictionary or encyclopedia, which you look at to find information
textbook noun [countable] a book about a particular subject that you use in a classroom
set book British English, course book British English noun [countable] a book that you have to study as part of your course
guidebook noun [countable] a book telling visitors about a city or country
picture book noun [countable] a book for children with many pictures in it
hardcover/hardback noun [countable] a book that has a hard stiff cover
paperback noun [countable] a book that has a paper cover
biography noun [countable] a book about a real person’s life, written by another person
autobiography noun [countable] a book that someone has written about their own life
recipe book/cookery book British English (also cookbook American English) noun [countable] a book that tells you how to cook different meals
II. book2 S2 BrE AmE verb
1. [intransitive and transitive] to make arrangements to stay in a place, eat in a restaurant, go to a theatre etc at a particular time in the future ⇨ reserve:
Have you booked a holiday this year?
The flight was already fully booked (=no more seats were available).
To get tickets, you have to book in advance.
The show’s booked solid (=all the tickets have been sold) until February.
2. [transitive] to arrange for someone such as a singer to perform on a particular date:
The band was booked for a benefit show in Los Angeles.
3. be booked up
a) if a hotel, restaurant etc is booked up, there are no more rooms, places, seats etc still available:
The courses quickly get booked up.
b) if someone is booked up, they are extremely busy and have arranged a lot of things they must do:
I’m all booked up this week – can we get together next Friday?
4. [transitive] to arrange for someone to go to a hotel, fly on a plane etc:
I’ve booked you a flight on Saturday.
book somebody on/in etc
I’ll book you in at the Hilton.
5. [transitive] to put someone’s name officially in police records, along with the charge made against them:
Smith was booked on suspicion of attempted murder.
6. [transitive] British English when a ↑referee in a sports game books a player who has broken the rules, he or she officially writes down the player’s name in a book as a punishment
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ book + NOUN
book a holiday People often book their holidays in January.
book a trip I booked the whole trip on the Internet.
book a flight He picked up the phone and booked a flight to Barcelona.
book a ticket It’s cheaper if you book your train ticket in advance.
book a table (=in a restaurant) I’ll book a table for 7.30 tomorrow evening.
book a room/hotel Ross found a good hotel and booked a room.
book a seat She booked me a seat on the 9 am flight.
book a place on something Students are advised to book a place on the course early.
■ adverbs
book early We recommend you book early to avoid disappointment.
book (well) in advance There are only 20 places, so it is essential to book well in advance.
book online (=on the Internet) It’s much easier to book tickets online.
be fully booked (=all the seats, tickets etc are sold) I’m afraid that show is fully booked.
be booked solid (=all the seats, tickets etc are sold for a long period) The restaurant’s booked solid for the whole of the Christmas period.
• • •
THESAURUS
■ to arrange to do something
arrange to organize or make plans for something such as a meeting, party, or trip: He had arranged to meet Marcia outside the restaurant. | The company arranges skiing trips.
fix/fix up especially British English spoken to arrange something, especially for someone else: John had fixed up for me to give a talk. | I’ve fixed an appointment for you at the doctor’s.
organize (also -ise British English) to make the arrangements for an event, especially a big public event: They had organized a protest against the war.
set a time/date (also fix a time/date British English) to arrange for something to happen at a particular time or on a particular day: Have you set a date for the wedding yet? | We fixed a time for me to visit.
reserve/book to arrange to stay in a place, go to a theatre, travel on a plane etc: I’ve booked the flight to Zurich. | He had reserved a table at the restaurant.
take care of/make the arrangements to arrange all the details of an event: Uncle James is making all the funeral arrangements.
book in (also book into something) phrasal verb
British English to arrive at a hotel and say who you are etc SYN check in:
Several tourists were booking in.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

book

 

book [book books booked booking] noun, verb   [bʊk]    [bʊk] 

 

noun  

 

PRINTED WORK
1. countable a set of printed pages that are fastened inside a cover so that you can turn them and read them
• a pile of books

hardback/paperback books

2. countable a written work published in printed or electronic form
a book by Stephen King
a book about/on wildlife

reference/children's/library books  

 

FOR WRITING IN

3. countable a set of sheets of paper that are fastened together inside a cover and used for writing in
an exercise book
• a notebook

see also  address book  

 

 

OF STAMPS/TICKETS/MATCHES, ETC.

4. countable a set of things that are fastened together like a book
a book of stamps/tickets/matches

• a chequebook  

 

 

ACCOUNTS

5. the books plural the written records of the financial affairs of a business
Syn:  accounts
to do the books (= to check the accounts)

• You need to go over the books again; there's a mistake somewhere.  

 

 

SECTION OF BIBLE, ETC.

6. countable a section of a large written work

• the books of the Bible  

 

 

FOR BETTING

7. countable (BrE) a record of bets made on whether sth will happen, sb will win a race, etc
They've opened a book on who'll win the Championship.
more at close the book on sth at  close1 v., a closed book at  closed, cook the books at  cook  v., the history books at  history, don't judge a book by its cover at  judge  v., take a leaf out of sb's book at  leaf  n., an open book at  open  adj., read sb like a book at  read  v., suit your/sb's book at  suit  v., every trick in the book at  trick  n.  
Word Origin:
Old English bōc (originally also ‘a document or charter’), bōcian ‘to grant by charter’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch boek and German Buch, and probably to beech  (on which runes were carved).  
Thesaurus:
book noun C
I'm reading a book by Robert Shea.
worktitlepublicationnoveltextbook|AmE text|formal volume
a book/work/publication/novel/textbook/text/volume about sb/sth
read/write a book/work/publication/novel/textbook/text/volume
publish a book/work/title/novel/textbook/volume 
Collocations:
Literature
Being a writer
write/publish literature/poetry/fiction/a book/a story/a poem/a novel/a review/an autobiography
become a writer/novelist/playwright
find/have a publisher/an agent
have a new book out
edit/revise/proofread a book/text/manuscript
dedicate a book/poem to…
Plot, character and atmosphere
construct/create/weave/weave sth into a complex narrative
advance/drive the plot
introduce/present the protagonist/a character
describe/depict/portray a character (as…)/(sb as) a hero/villain
create an exciting/a tense atmosphere
build/heighten the suspense/tension
evoke/capture the pathos of the situation
convey emotion/an idea/an impression/a sense of…
engage the reader
seize/capture/grip the (reader's) imagination
arouse/elicit emotion/sympathy (in the reader)
lack imagination/emotion/structure/rhythm
Language, style and imagery
use/employ language/imagery/humour/(especially US) humor/an image/a symbol/a metaphor/a device
use/adopt/develop a style/technique
be rich in/be full of symbolism
evoke images of…/a sense of…/a feeling of…
create/achieve an effect
maintain/lighten the tone
introduce/develop an idea/a theme
inspire a novel/a poet/sb's work/sb's imagination
Reading and criticism
read an author/sb's work/fiction/poetry/a text/a poem/a novel/a chapter/a passage
review a book/a novel/sb's work
give sth/get/have/receive a good/bad review
be hailed (as)/be recognized as a masterpiece
quote a phrase/line/stanza/passage/author
provoke/spark discussion/criticism
study/interpret/understand a text/passage
translate sb's work/a text/a passage/a novel/a poem 
Example Bank:
Do you want to renew any of your library books?
Her name was inscribed in the book.
His latest book will appear in December.
How many books can I borrow?
How many books have you got out?
How many copies of the book did you order?
I couldn't put the book down.
She does the books for us.
She looked up from her book and smiled at him.
She's busy writing a book on astrology.
Someone was cooking the books.
The book is dedicated to his mother.
The collector had many books inscribed to him by famous authors.
There's nothing like curling up with a mug of tea and a good book.
These issues are discussed in his latest book.
We have fifty people on the books.
a book by Robert Grout
a book for new parents
a book of walks in London
a controversial book about the royal family
a new book from the publishing company, Bookworm
a survey to find the nation's favourite children's book
one of the earliest printed books
His desk was covered with piles of books.
I'm reading a book by Robert Shea.
The book has received some terrible reviews.
a library/hardback book
Idioms: bring somebody to book  by the book  in my book  in somebody's bad books  on somebody's books  throw the book at somebody

Derived: book in something  book somebody in something 

 

verb
1. intransitive, transitive to arrange to have or use sth on a particular date in the future; to buy a ticket in advance
Book early to avoid disappointment.
~ sth She booked a flight to Chicago.
The performance is booked up (= there are no more tickets available).
I'm sorry— we're fully booked.
(BrE) I'd like to book a table for two for 8 o'clock tonight.  In American English book is not used if you do not have to pay in advance; instead use make a reservation: NAmE
• I'd like to make a reservation for 8 o'clock tonight.

compare  reserve

2. transitive to arrange for sb to have a seat on a plane, etc
~ sb + adv./prep. I've booked you on the 10 o'clock flight.

~ sb sth (+ adv./prep.) I've booked you a room at the Park Hotel.

3. transitive ~ sb/sth (for sth) to arrange for a singer, etc. to perform on a particular date

• We've booked a band for the wedding reception.

4. transitive ~ sb (for sth) (informal) to write down sb's name and address because they have committed a crime or an offence

• He was booked for possession of cocaine.

5. transitive ~ sb (BrE, informal) (of a referee) to write down in an official book the name of a player who has broken the rules of the game
Verb forms:

 
Word Origin:
Old English bōc (originally also ‘a document or charter’), bōcian ‘to grant by charter’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch boek and German Buch, and probably to beech  (on which runes were carved).  
Thesaurus:
book verb T, I (especially BrE)
I've booked seats on the 9.30 flight.
reserveordercharter|especially AmE rent|BrE hire
book/reserve a place/seat/table/ticket
book/reserve/rent/hire a room/hall
book/reserve/order sth for eight o' clock/midday/this evening, etc.
Book or reserve? If you book sth you usually pay at the same time; if you reserve sth you usually pay later, unless it is for a seat on a train.  
Example Bank:
Book with Suntours and kids go free!
I've booked a table for two at a nice Italian restaurant.
Seats go quickly, so it is essential to book in advance.
There are few places on the course, so it is essential to book in advance.
Have you booked the band for the party yet?
He's booked to appear on 3 November at Central Hall.
I've booked you on the 9.30 flight.
Several well-known authors have been booked to speak at the event.
• The hotel is fully booked that weekend.

• The seminars get quickly booked up.

 

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

book / bʊk / noun (TEXT)

A1 [ C ] a written text that can be published in printed or electronic form:

Have you read any good books recently?

He's got a new book out (= published) .

She wrote a book on car maintenance.

A1 [ C ] a set of pages that have been fastened together inside a cover to be read or written in:

a hardback / paperback book

I took a book with me to read on the train.

He writes all his expenses in a little book he carries with him.

[ C ] one of the parts that a very long book, such as the Bible, is divided into:

the book of Job

C2 [ C ] a number of one type of thing fastened together flat inside a cover:

a book of stamps/tickets/matches

 

book / bʊk / noun (MONEY RECORD)

books [ plural ] the written records of money that a business has spent or received:

At the end of the year, the accountant goes over (= checks) the books.

Running a school is much more of a business than it used to be, - by law we have to balance our books.

[ S ] the situation in which a bookmaker accepts and pays out amounts of money that are risked on a particular result:

They've already opened/started a book on the result of the next World Cup.

© Cambridge University Press 2013

 

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

book

[b'ʊk]
 
 books, booking, booked

 1) N-COUNT A book is a number of pieces of paper, usually with words printed on them, which are fastened together and fixed inside a cover of stronger paper or cardboard. Books contain information, stories, or poetry, for example.
  His eighth book came out earlier this year and was an instant best-seller...
  `Robinson Crusoe' is one of the most famous books in the world.
  ...the author of a book on politics.
  ...a book about witches.
  ...a new book by Rosella Brown.
  ...reference books.
 2) N-COUNT: usu N of n A book of something such as stamps, matches, or tickets is a small number of them fastened together between thin cardboard covers.
  Can I have a book of first class stamps please?
 3) VERB When you book something such as a hotel room or a ticket, you arrange to have it or use it at a particular time.
  [V n] British officials have booked hotel rooms for the women and children...
  [V n n] Laurie revealed she had booked herself a flight home last night.
  [V-ed] ...three-star restaurants that are normally booked for months in advance.
  Syn:
  reserve
 4) N-PLURAL A company's or organization's books are its records of money that has been spent and earned or of the names of people who belong to it.
  For the most part he left the books to his managers and accountants...
  Around 12 per cent of the people on our books are in the computing industry.
  Syn:
  accounts
 5) VERB When a referee books a soccer player who has seriously broken the rules of the game, he or she officially writes down the player's name.
  [V n] League referee Keith Cooper booked him in the first half for a tussle with the goalie.
 6) VERB When a police officer books someone, he or she officially records their name and the offence that they may be charged with.
  [V n] They took him to the station and booked him for assault with a deadly weapon.
  Syn:
  charge
 7) N-COUNT In a very long written work such as the Bible, a book is one of the sections into which it is divided.
 8) → See also booking, cheque book, phone book
 9) PHRASE: v-link PHR If you are in someone's bad books, they are annoyed with you. If you are in their good books, they are pleased with you.
  Sir John was definitely in the Treasury's bad books for incorrect thinking on economic prospects...
  Right from my very first day I seemed to be in everyone's good books.
 10) PHRASE: V inflects If you bring someone to book, you punish them for an offence or make them explain their behaviour officially.
  Police should be asked to investigate so that the guilty can be brought to book soon.
 11) PHRASE: v-link PHR If you say that someone or something is a closed book, you mean that you do not know anything about them.
  Frank Spriggs was a very able man but something of a closed book...
  Economics was a closed book to him.
 12) PHRASE: v-link PHR If a hotel, restaurant, theatre, or transport service is fully booked, or booked solid, it is booked up.
  The car ferries from the mainland are often fully booked by February.
 13) PHRASE: PHR with cl In my book means `in my opinion' or `according to my beliefs'.
  The greatest manager there has ever been, or ever will be in my book, is retiring.
  Syn:
  to my mind
 14) PHRASE: V inflects If someone in authority throws the book at someone who has committed an offence, they give the offender the greatest punishment that they are allowed to.
 15) to cook the bookssee cook
 to take a leaf out of someone's booksee leaf
  Phrasal Verbs:
  - book in
  - book into

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

1book /ˈbʊk/ noun, pl books
1 [count]
a : a set of printed sheets of paper that are held together inside a cover : a long written work
• The shelves in his office are filled with books.
• That's one of the best books I've read in a long time.
• a novelist who has written some wonderful books
• a book about plumbing
• The library has many dictionaries and other reference books.
• a hardcover/paperback book
- sometimes used figuratively
• You can learn many things by studying the great book of nature. [=by studying nature]
b : a long written work that can be read on a computer : e-book
• an electronic book
2 [count] : a set of sheets of paper that are inside a cover and that you can write information on
• an appointment book
• an address book
- see also notebook
3 [count] : a major section of a long written work (such as the Bible)
• the books of the Bible
• a story that is told in the Book of Job
- see also good book
4 [count] : a set of things held together inside a cover like the pages of a book
• a book of stamps
• a book of matches [=a matchbook]
- see also checkbook
5 books [plural]
a : the financial records of a business
• The company's books [=accounts] show a profit.
b : the official records of a business or organization
• I'm sorry, but your name does not appear in/on our books.
6 the book US informal : the knowledge or information that relates to a particular subject, person, etc.
The book on him is that he can't hit a curveball. [=people have seen and reported that he can't hit a curveball]
7 the book informal : phone book
• Give me a call if you need to. I'm in the book. [=my telephone number is listed in the telephone book]
a closed book : a person or thing that is difficult to understand
• Even to his closest friends, he was always something of a closed book.
- compare an open book (below)
an open book : a person or thing that is easy to learn about and understand
• My life is an open book. I have nothing to hide.
bring (someone) to book chiefly Brit formal : to require (someone) to explain and accept punishment or criticism for bad or wrong behavior
• The people responsible for these crimes must be brought to book. [=brought to account]
by the book : by following the official rules very strictly
• My boss insists on doing everything by the book.
• They ran all the investigations by the book.
cook the books
- see 2cook
every trick in the book
- see 1trick
hit the books informal : to study or begin studying very intensely
• I've got to hit the books all weekend if I'm going to pass this test.
in my book informal : in my opinion
• She deserves credit, in my book, for much of the company's recent success.
• He isn't even a good boss, at least not in my book.
in someone's bad books chiefly Brit informal : in a state in which you are not liked or treated nicely by someone
• He remains in her bad books. [=she is still displeased with him]
in someone's good books chiefly Brit informal : in a state in which you are liked or are treated nicely by someone
• He's trying to get back in his boss's good books by offering to work overtime.
one for the books : a very unusual, important, or surprising situation, statement, event, etc.
• There have been a lot of scandals in local politics over the years, but this is one for the books.
on the books : part of the set of official laws
• It's an outdated law that's still on the books.
read someone like a book
- see 1read
suit someone's book
- see 2suit
throw the book at informal : to punish (someone) as severely as possible
• The judge threatened to throw the book at him if he committed another offense.
• I thought I would get off with just a warning, but they threw the book at me.
write the book on
- see write

 

alarm clock

US /əˈlɑːrm ˌklɑːk/ 
UK /əˈlɑːm ˌklɒk/ 

a clock that makes a noise at a particular time to wake you up

 

ساعت زنگ دار - alarm clock
Persian equivalent: 

Oxford Essential Dictionary

alarm clock

 (also alarm) noun
a clock that makes a noise to wake you up:
She set the alarm clock for half past six.

 

clocks

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

alarm clock

aˈlarm clock BrE AmE noun [countable]

clock that makes a noise at a particular time to wake you up

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

alarm clock

 

aˈlarm clock [alarm clock alarm clocks]       (also alarm) noun

a clock that you can set to ring a bell, etc. at a particular time and wake you up
I set the alarm clock for 7 o'clock.

See also: alarm

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

alarm (clock)

alarm (clock) noun [C]
a clock that you can set to wake you up at a particular time with a loud noise:
I've set the alarm for 7.30.
The alarm went off at 7.30.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

alarm clock

 alarm clocks
 N-COUNT
 An alarm clock is a clock that you can set to make a noise so that it wakes you up at a particular time.
  I set my alarm clock for 4.30.
 Syn:
 alarm

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