dish

[ dish ]

/ dɪʃ /

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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 antenna. 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 Phrases

dish out, Informal.

to serve (food) from a serving dish, pot, etc.
to deal out; distribute: She dished out our pay in silver dollars.

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Idioms about dish

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.

Origin of dish

before 900; Middle English; Old English disc dish, plate, bowl (akin to German Tisch table) <Latin discus dish, discus

OTHER WORDS FROM dish

un·der·dish, noun

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How to use dish in a sentence

Divide the mixture evenly among the crème brûlée dishes, including any juices that collect.
The Barefoot Contessa Knows How To Make Us Crumble|Ina Garten|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Chefs in states with new legislation are already publicly experimenting with dishes for their menus.
Meet the Julia Child of Weed|Justin Jones|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Through trial and error he began crafting different dishes—chicken, sautéed vegetables, and, of course, desserts.
Meet the Julia Child of Weed|Justin Jones|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Do mysterious dishes thrill you; do unfamiliar ingredients get your taste-buds going?
Brits Are Very Fussy Eaters|Emma Woolf|August 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST

When you eat out, choose restaurants that serve freshly made dishes.
Meet the Chef Fighting to Ensure That Brazilians Will Never Be as Fat as Americans|Brandon Presser|June 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But strangest of all the dishes at the Tagal's feast was one prepared from a kind of beetle.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin|Mary Hazelton Wade
Look at those long rows of pewter dishes and platters that grace the shelves.
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie
Then he looked with cold insolence from the dishes set before Garnache to those which were being set for himself.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
The dishes troubled her, they were so thick and nicked in so many places, that it was difficult to find one which was whole.
The Cromptons|Mary J. Holmes
She had looked into the kitchen and saw the dishes in the sink and the gaping stove hearth, and shook her head.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn|Margaret Penrose

British Dictionary definitions for dish

dish

/ (dɪʃ) /

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 fooda local fish dish

Also called: dishful 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 (tr)

to put into a dish

to make hollow or concave

British informal to ruin or spoilhe dished his chances of getting the job

Derived forms of dish

dishlike, adjective

Word Origin for dish

Old English disc, from Latin discus quoit, see disc

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dish

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dish out
dish the dirt

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do the dishes

Also see underdishwater.

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