soap dish
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of soap dish
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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As Graham Norton remarked, the Serbian singer appeared to start his act from a "soap dish".
From BBC ● May 13, 2023
There’s a soap dish for sale at a beauty products shop in São Paulo, Brazil.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 13, 2022
The other fixtures, those necessary accessories — the soap dish, the cup holder, the towel rack, the toilet paper holder — are tile-glazed too.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2022
“He told me, ‘We haven’t worked this hard to make this beautiful showplace for you to have an ugly soap dish to ruin it all,’” she said.
From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2020
Finny hobbled over to the dresser and took up his soap dish.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
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