Formal Dining Etiquette

2 words in this vocabulary list

noun a fictional utensil combining the features of a knife and a fork

  • The elegant dinner party featured a unique utensil called a knork.
  • I couldn't find a regular fork so I had to use a knork to eat my salad.
  • I don't know how to use this weird knork thing, can I just use my hands?
  • His words were like a knork, blending the sharpness of a knife with the functionality of a fork.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

  • After the dinner party, guests were served an elegant after-dinner cup of coffee.
  • Let's grab an after-dinner cup of tea at that new cafe down the street.
  • I could really go for an after-dinner cup of joe right about now.
  • As the meeting ended, they raised an after-dinner cup to celebrate their success.