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Definition of 'Dish'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) dish
an open, relatively shallow container of pottery, glass, etc., used esp. for holding or serving food.

2.  dish
any container used at table.

3.  dish
the food contained in a dish.

4.  dish
a particular article or preparation of food:
an easy dish to make.

5.  dish
the quantity held by a dish.

6.  dish
something like a dish in form or use.

7.  dish
concavity or the degree of concavity, as of a wheel.

8.  dish
Also called dish antenna. a dish-shaped reflector, used esp. for receiving satellite and microwave signals.

9.  dish
Slang. an attractive person.

10.  dish
Slang. gossip.

11. (v.t.) dish
to put into or serve in a dish, as food (often fol. by up).

12.  dish
to fashion like a dish; make concave.

13.  dish
Slang. to gossip about in a disparaging manner.

14. (v.i.) dish
Slang. to gossip.

15.  dish
to deal out; distribute.

Etymology: (bef. 900; ME; OE disc dish, plate, bowl < L discus dish, discus)

Definition of 'Dish'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) dish
a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
"we gave them a set of dishes for a wedding present"

2. (noun) dish
a particular item of prepared food
"she prepared a special dish for dinner"

3. (noun) dish, dishful
the quantity that a dish will hold
"they served me a dish of rice"

4. (noun) smasher, stunner, knockout, beauty, ravisher, sweetheart, peach, lulu, looker, mantrap, dish
a very attractive or seductive looking woman

5. (noun) dish, dish aerial, dish antenna, saucer
directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation

6. (verb) cup of tea, bag, dish
an activity that you like or at which you are superior
"chemistry is not my cup of tea"; "his bag now is learning to play golf"; "marriage was scarcely his dish"

7. (verb) serve, serve up, dish out, dish up, dish
provide (usually but not necessarily food)
"We serve meals for the homeless"; "She dished out the soup at 8 P.M."; "The entertainers served up a lively show"

8. (verb) dish
make concave; shape like a dish

Definition of 'Dish'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) dish
a shallow plate
a glass dish

2. dish
a plate of prepared food
an Indian/French/Russian dish

3. dish
main dish
the main food eaten at a meal
We had chicken for our main dish.

Definition of 'Dish'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Dish
a vessel, as a platter, a plate, a bowl, used for serving up food at the table

2. (noun) Dish
the food served in a dish; hence, any particular kind of food; as, a cold dish; a warm dish; a delicious dish. "A dish fit for the gods."

3. (noun) Dish
the state of being concave, or like a dish, or the degree of such concavity; as, the dish of a wheel

4. (noun) Dish
a hollow place, as in a field

5. (noun) Dish
a trough about 28 inches long, 4 deep, and 6 wide, in which ore is measured

6. (noun) Dish
that portion of the produce of a mine which is paid to the land owner or proprietor

7. (verb) Dish
to put in a dish, ready for the table

8. (verb) Dish
to make concave, or depress in the middle, like a dish; as, to dish a wheel by inclining the spokes

9. (verb) Dish
to frustrate; to beat; to ruin

Translation of 'Dish'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a plate, bowl etc in which food is brought to the table a large shallow dish.
Afrikaans: bak(kie), kom, skottel	Arabic: طَبَق ، جاط	Bulgarian: чиния
Brazilian: prato	Czech: mísa	German: die Schüssel
Danish: fad; skål	Greek: πιάτο	Spanish: plato
Estonian: liud, kauss	Farsi: بشقاب؛ دیس	Finnish: astia
French: plat	Hebrew: צָלַחַת, קְעָרִית	Hindi: थाली
Croatian: zdjela, posuda	Hungarian: tál	Indonesian: piring
Icelandic: diskur	Italian: piatto	Japanese: 皿
Korean: 식기	Lithuanian: indas	Latvian: bļoda; šķīvis; trauks
Malay: pinggan	Dutch: schaal	Norwegian: fat, bolle
Polish: naczynie	Persian: بشقاب؛ دیس	Pashto: پشقاب
Portuguese: prato	Romanian: farfurie	Russian: блюдо, тарелка
Slovak: misa	Slovenian: skleda	Serbian: činija
Swedish: fat, karott, skål	Thai: จาน	Turkish: tabak
Taiwanese: 盤，碟	Ukrainian: тарілка, миска	Urdu: کھانا وغیرہ پیش کرنے کا ب
Vietnamese: đĩa	Chinese: 盘，碟
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