dish


Definition: Meaning of, dish in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / dɪʃ /

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dish dishes
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  1. a flat container with low sides, for serving food from or cooking food in [↪  bowl]
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  2. the dishes all the plates, cups, bowls etc that have been used to eat a meal and need to be washed
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  3. food cooked or prepared in a particular way as a meal
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  4. something that is shaped like a dish
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  5. informal old-fashioned someone who is sexually attractive
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
dish dished dished
Present Participle Third Person Singular
dishing dishes
  1. [intransitive and transitive] informal to give a lot of information about something or someone, especially something that would usually be secret or private
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dish used in phrases

  • Petri dish (noun)
    1. a small clear dish with a cover which is used by scientists, especially for growing BACTERIA
  • alms dish (noun)
    1. a tray for collecting the offering from a congregation
  • butter dish (noun)
    1. often with a cover a small dish for holding butter at the table
  • chafing dish (noun)
    1. a metal pan over a heater; used to cook or to keep things warm at the table
  • deep-dish pie (noun)
    1. a pie made of fruit with rich biscuit dough usually only on top of the fruit
  • dish aerial (noun)
    1. directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation
  • dish antenna (noun)
    1. directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation
  • dish rack (noun)
    1. a rack for holding dishes as dishwater drains off of them
  • dish the dirt (verb)
    1. wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies
  • dish towel (noun)
    1. American English a cloth used for drying dishes
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dish used in phrasal verbs

  • dish out (phrasal verb)
    1. informal to give things to a number of people
    2. to serve food
  • dish up (phrasal verb)
    1. to put food into dishes so that it is ready to be eaten
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