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noun (plural dish·es) |
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1. serving bowl: a container for serving food, usually a bowl
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2. serving of food: a serving or plateful of food, especially one that forms only part of a larger meal
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3. special recipe or style: food prepared to a recipe or in a recognized style
 a Mediterranean dish
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4. science shallow open container: a shallow open container as used in laboratories or hospitals
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5. electronics radio or television antenna: a dish-shaped antenna transmitting and receiving radio or television signals, as used in radar and satellite broadcasting
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6. geology hollow place: a shallow depression, e.g. in rock
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7. attractive person: a good-looking person
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plural noun dish·es |
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dirty plates, cutlery, and pans: the plates, eating utensils, and pans that are dirtied during the cooking and eating of a meal
 my turn to wash the dishes
 do the dishes
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transitive verb (past and past participle dished, present participle dish·ing, 3rd person present singular dish·es) |
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hollow something out: to make or form a concave shape in something
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| [Pre-12th century. Via Latin discus "dish, platter" < Greek diskos "disk, quoit, platter" < dikein "to throw"] |