informal reception
1reception — n. social gathering 1) to give, hold; host a reception 2) a diplomatic; formal; informal; official; wedding reception 3) a reception for (a reception for graduating students) 4) at a reception (we met at the reception) reaction, response greeting …
2reception — noun 1 (esp. BrE) area in a building VERB + RECEPTION ▪ report to ▪ All delegates should report to the reception on arrival. ▪ call, call down to, phone, ring (BrE) …
3Reception of J. R. R. Tolkien — After Tolkien Reception of Adaptations of Works inspired by The works of J. R. R. Tolkien, most notably The Lord of the Rings (1954/55) have exerted considerable influence since their publication. A culture of fandom sprang up in the 1960s, but… …
4reception — noun 1) the reception of the goods Syn: receipt, receiving, getting 2) the reception of foreign diplomats Syn: greeting, welcoming, entertaining 3) a chilly reception Syn …
5informal — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ remain ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc …
6reception — noun 1) a chilly reception Syn: response, reaction, treatment, welcome 2) a wedding reception Syn: party, function, social occasion, celebration, get together, gathering, soirée …
7Mary Herring — Dame Mary Ranken Lyle Herring, DBE, CStJ (31 March 1895 26 October 1981) was an Australian physician and community worker. Lady Herring (with hat) looks on as Sir Edmund Herring, the new Chief Justice of Victoria, greets guests at an informal… …
8at-home — [at hōm′] n. an informal reception at one s home, usually in the afternoon …
9open house — n. 1. an informal reception at one s home, with visitors freely coming and going 2. an occasion when a school, institution, etc. is open to visitors for inspection and observation of activities …
10small and early — noun : an evening party (as an informal reception or dance) attended by comparatively few guests and breaking up early …
