dishwashing

American  

[dish-wosh-ing, -waw-shing] / ˈdɪʃˌwɒʃ ɪŋ, -ˌwɔ ʃɪŋ /

noun

1. the act of washing dishes.

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or intended for washing dishes.

   different brands of dishwashing liquid.

Etymology

Origin of dishwashing

First recorded in 1850–55; dish ( def. ) + washing ( def. )

Example Sentences

First Watch is his first dishwashing job, and he has been at it for five months.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Her work area in Inglewood has air conditioning, but she said that the system isn’t powerful enough to cool a room filled with steamy dishwashing machines.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2024

We sprayed them down with hot water and put them in the industrial dishwashing machine, where they were cleaned and sanitized.

From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2024

Remember those great helpers you assigned to dishwashing?

From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2023

Marriage was presented to us as a shield against other women, other men, or the corrosive monotony of dirty socks and dishwashing.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates