Dish
/dɪʃ/
The meaning and definition of Dish, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
noun
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(in the plural) Tableware (including cutlery, etc, as well as crockery) that is to be or is being washed after being used to prepare, serve and eat a meal.
“It's your turn to wash the dishes.”
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The contents of such a vessel.
“a dish of stew”
verb
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To put in a dish or dishes; serve, usually food.
“The restaurant dished up a delicious Italian brunch.”
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To make concave, or depress in the middle, like a dish.
“to dish a wheel by inclining the spokes”
Definitions from the Free Dictionary API
Origin
From Old English disc, from Latin discus, from Ancient Greek δίσκος, from Ancient Greek δικείν.
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Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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