dinnerware

noun

din·​ner·​ware ˈdi-nər-ˌwer 

: tableware other than flatware

Synonyms of dinnerware

• setting
• tableware
• china
• plate
• glass
• porcelain
• crystal
• pottery

Examples of dinnerware in a Sentence

received three sets of dinnerware as wedding gifts

Recent Examples on the Web

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Word History

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dinnerware

• aftercare
• anywhere
• billionaire
• chinaware
• debonair
• disrepair
• doctrinaire
• earthenware
• everywhere
• frigidaire
• kitchenware
• legionnaire

Kids Definition

dinnerware

noun

din·​ner·​ware -ˌwa(ə)r 

-ˌwe(ə)r

: utensils (as dishes and glasses) used at the dinner table