dish
noun
an open, relatively shallow container of pottery, glass, metal, wood, etc., used for various purposes, especially for holding or serving food.
dishes
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pluralof dish.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof dish (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
dishnounan open, relatively shallow container of pottery, glass, metal, wood, etc., used for various purposes, especially for holding or serving food.
Example Sentences
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These included organoids, which are miniature tumor models grown from patient tissue, as well as human cancer cells cultured in laboratory dishes and implanted into mice.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
Backed by Oprah Winfrey, True Food Kitchen says it serves nutrient-dense meals including pasta, salads and chicken dishes with thoughtfully sourced ingredients.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Ekerdt described a woman he interviewed who had once hosted family dinners for 12 or 15 and kept enough dishes to serve everyone.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Nance, a lawyer who regularly posts pictures of his favorite meat dishes on Instagram, is definitely in a minority in a heavily vegetarian movement, but says it's worth campaigning for.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
In the kitchen: a sink filled with dishes, because Mr. Gibson insisted that Gibby should do all the housework and she resisted until she could no longer tolerate the mess.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
