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dish
[ dish ]
noun
- an open, relatively shallow container of pottery, glass, metal, wood, etc., used for various purposes, especially for holding or serving food.
- any container used at table:
dirty dishes.
- the food served or contained in a dish:
The meal consisted of several dishes.
- a particular article, type, or preparation of food:
Rice is an inexpensive dish.
- the quantity held by a dish; dishful:
a dish of applesauce.
- anything like a dish in form or use.
- concavity or the degree of concavity, as of a wheel.
- Also called dish an·ten·na [dish, an-ten-, uh]. a concave, dish-shaped reflector serving to focus electromagnetic energy as part of a transmitter or receiver of radio, television, or microwave signals.
- Slang. an attractive person, especially a female:
His wife is quite a dish.
- Slang. an item of gossip.
verb (used with object)
- to put into or serve in a dish, as food:
to dish food onto plates.
- to fashion like a dish; make concave.
- Slang. to gossip about:
They talked all night, dishing their former friends.
- Slang. to defeat; frustrate; cheat.
verb (used without object)
- Slang. to talk together informally, especially, to gossip.
verb phrase
- Informal.
- to serve (food) from a serving dish, pot, etc.
- to deal out; distribute:
She dished out our pay in silver dollars.
dish
/ ɪʃ /
noun
- a container used for holding or serving food, esp an open shallow container of pottery, glass, etc
- the food that is served or contained in a dish
- a particular article or preparation of food
a local fish dish
- Also calleddishful the amount contained in a dish
- something resembling a dish, esp in shape
- a concavity or depression
- short for dish aerial satellite dish aerial
- informal.an attractive person
- informal.something that one particularly enjoys or excels in
verb
- to put into a dish
- to make hollow or concave
- informal.to ruin or spoil
he dished his chances of getting the job
Derived Forms
- ˈ徱ˌ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ܲ··徱 noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of dish1
Idioms and Phrases
- dish it out, Informal. to dispense abusive language, punishment, or praise, enthusiastic approval, etc.:
When it comes to flattery, he can really dish it out.
More idioms and phrases containing dish
- do the dishes
- dishwater
Example Sentences
Toss it with hot pasta and you’ve got one of Italian cuisine’s most iconic, satisfying dishes.
“Beef rendang is one of my all-time favorite dishes. Put it between two slices of toasted sourdough with cheese and sauerkraut and it hits a whole new level,” he says.
Peas can be eaten on their own or as a side dish, but they’re best enjoyed in pastas and soups.
"We can make proteins, fats, carbohydrates, fibres and they can be combined to make different dishes."
Her content includes answering followers' questions about her community and making traditional dishes, like bacon pudding, which she learned to make from her grandmother.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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