Food And Dining Terminology

verb to consume food by putting it into the mouth and swallowing it

• It is important to eat a balanced diet in order to maintain good health.
• Let's grab a bite to eat at the new restaurant in town.
• I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse!
• She always eats up all the attention in the room.

noun a meal eaten in the middle of the day

• The business meeting will be held during lunch at the conference room.
• Let's grab some lunch at the new cafe down the street.
• I'm starving, let's go get some lunch ASAP!
• Having lunch together symbolizes our strong bond as colleagues.

noun a gathering or outing at which a meal is eaten outdoors

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• The company organized a picnic for all employees to enjoy a day outdoors.
• Let's have a picnic at the park this weekend, it'll be fun!
• I packed some snacks for our picnic, it's gonna be lit.
• Having a picnic with my thoughts, enjoying some quiet time.

noun The act of refreshing oneself, especially by taking a short rest.

• After a long day of work, I like to take a moment for quiet refection.
• I always find refection time to be the best part of my day.
• Let's grab some food and have a refection sesh.
• The artist's painting was a refection of his inner turmoil.

noun a meal or snack eaten after the main meal of the day

adjective occurring or done after a specified time or event

• The chef prepared a variety of afters for the dessert menu.
• I always save room for afters after a big meal.
• Let's grab some afters at the ice cream shop.
• The success of the project was just the afters of their hard work.