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   dish

   /dɪʃ/

   noun

   • 1. a shallow, flat-bottomed container for cooking or serving food: "an ovenproof dish" Similar bowlplatesoup plateplattersalverserving dishoven dishcontainerreceptaclevesselrepositoryashetarchaic:trencherchargerporringerrare:paten
   • ▪ the food contained or served in a dish: "a dish of sauté potatoes" Similar recipeitem of foodcoursespecialdish of the dayfoodfareplat du jour
   • ▪ a particular variety or preparation of food served as part of a meal: "fresh fish dishes"
   • ▪ all the items that have been used in the preparation, serving, and eating of a meal: "I left the children to do the dishes"
   • 2. a shallow, concave receptacle, especially one intended to hold a particular substance: "the cats' water dish" Similar bowlplatesoup plateplattersalverserving dishoven dishcontainerreceptaclevesselrepositoryashetarchaic:trencherchargerporringerrare:paten
   • ▪ a bowl-shaped radio aerial: "other channels are available with a larger dish"
   • 3. a sexually attractive person: informal "I gather he's quite a dish"
   • ▪ a thing that one enjoys or does well: dated "as a public relations man this was my dish and the campaign was right up my street"
   • 4. information which is not generally known or available: informal "if he has the real dish I wish he'd tell us"
   • 5. concavity of a spoked wheel resulting from a difference in spoke tension on each side and consequent sideways displacement of the rim in relation to the hub.

   verb

   • 1. gossip or share information, especially information of an intimate or scandalous nature: informal North American "groups gather to brag about babies and dish about romances"
   • 2. utterly destroy, confound, or defeat: informal British "the election interview dished Labour's chances"
   • 3. give concavity to (a wheel) by tensioning the spokes: "I don't think I dished the wheel correctly—there's a rubbing sound"

   Word Origin Old Englishdisc ‘plate, bowl’ (related to Dutch dis, German Tisch ‘table’), based on Latin discus (see discus).

   Derivatives

   • 1. dishful noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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     1

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   • English (US)

     DISH meaning: 1. a container, flatter than a bowl and...

   • Znaczenie Dish, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     DISH definicja: 1. a container, flatter than a bowl and...

   • Dish: Thai Translation

     DISH translate: จาน, อาหาร. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Deep-Dish

     DEEP-DISH definition: 1. prepared, cooked, or served in a...

   • Dish: Russian Translation

     DISH translate: блюдо , блюдо, кушанье . Learn more in the...

   • Dish Spanish Translation

     DISH translate: fuente, plato, plato [masculine], plato...

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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.

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   A dish is something on which you serve, cook, or eat food. You need an extra large dish to make a casserole big enough to feed your entire extended family. SKIP TO CONTENT

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishDISH | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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