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dish

 (dĭsh)

n.

1.

a. An open, generally shallow concave container for holding, cooking, or serving food.

b. dishes The containers and often the utensils used when eating: took out the dishes and silverware; washed the dishes.

c. A shallow concave container used for purposes other than eating: an evaporating dish.

2. The amount that a dish can hold.

3.

a. The food served or contained in a dish: a dish of ice cream.

b. A particular variety or preparation of food: Sushi is a Japanese dish.

4.

a. A depression similar to that in a shallow concave container for food.

b. The degree of concavity in such a depression.

5. Electronics A dish antenna.

6. Slang A good-looking person, especially an attractive woman.

7. Informal Idle talk; gossip: "plenty of dish about her tattoos, her plastic surgeries, and her ever-younger inamorati" (Louise Kennedy).

v. dished, dish·ing, dish·es

v.tr.

1. To serve (food) in or as if in a dish: dished up the stew.

2. To present: dished up an excellent entertainment.

3. To hollow out; make concave.

4. Informal To gossip about.

5. Chiefly British Slang To ruin, foil, or defeat.

v.intr. Informal

To talk idly, especially to gossip.

Phrasal Verb:

dish out

To dispense freely: likes to dish out advice.

Idiom:

dish it out Slang

To deal out criticism or abuse.


[Middle English, from Old English disc, from Latin discus; see disk.]

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dish

(dɪʃ)

n

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

2. (Cookery) the food that is served or contained in a dish

3. (Cookery) a particular article or preparation of food: a local fish dish.

4. (Cookery) Also called: dishful the amount contained in a dish

5. something resembling a dish, esp in shape

6. a concavity or depression

8. informal an attractive person

9. informal something that one particularly enjoys or excels in

vb (tr)

10. (Cookery) to put into a dish

11. to make hollow or concave

12. informal Brit to ruin or spoil: he dished his chances of getting the job.

[Old English disc, from Latin discus quoit, see disc]

ˈdishˌlike adj

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dish

(dɪʃ)

n.

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

2. any container used at table.

3. the food contained in a dish.

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

5. the quantity held by a dish.

6. something like a dish in form or use.

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

8. Also called dish′ anten`na. a dish-shaped reflector, used esp. for receiving satellite and microwave signals.

9. Slang. an attractive person.

10. Slang. gossip.

v.t.

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

12. to fashion like a dish; make concave.

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

v.i.

14. Slang. to gossip.

15. dish out, Informal. to deal out; distribute.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English disc dish, plate, bowl < Latin discus dish, discus]

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dish

, plate - Dish is a more general term and plate is more specialized.

See also related terms for plate.

Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

dish


Past participle: dished
Gerund: dishing
Imperative
dish
dish
Present
I dish
you dish
he/she/it dishes
we dish
you dish
they dish
Preterite
I dished
you dished
he/she/it dished
we dished
you dished
they dished
Present Continuous
I am dishing
you are dishing
he/she/it is dishing
we are dishing
you are dishing
they are dishing
Present Perfect
I have dished
you have dished
he/she/it has dished
we have dished
you have dished
they have dished
Past Continuous
I was dishing
you were dishing
he/she/it was dishing
we were dishing
you were dishing
they were dishing
Past Perfect
I had dished
you had dished
he/she/it had dished
we had dished
you had dished
they had dished
Future
I will dish
you will dish
he/she/it will dish
we will dish
you will dish
they will dish
Future Perfect
I will have dished
you will have dished
he/she/it will have dished
we will have dished
you will have dished
they will have dished
Future Continuous
I will be dishing
you will be dishing
he/she/it will be dishing
we will be dishing
you will be dishing
they will be dishing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been dishing
you have been dishing
he/she/it has been dishing
we have been dishing
you have been dishing
they have been dishing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been dishing
you will have been dishing
he/she/it will have been dishing
we will have been dishing
you will have been dishing
they will have been dishing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been dishing
you had been dishing
he/she/it had been dishing
we had been dishing
you had been dishing
they had been dishing
Conditional
I would dish
you would dish
he/she/it would dish
we would dish
you would dish
they would dish
Past Conditional
I would have dished
you would have dished
he/she/it would have dished
we would have dished
you would have dished
they would have dished

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun1.dish - a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving fooddish - 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"

bowl - a dish that is round and open at the top for serving foods

butter dish - a small dish (often with a cover) for holding butter at the table

casserole - large deep dish in which food can be cooked and served

container - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)

coquille - a dish in the form of a scallop shell

crockery, dishware - tableware (eating and serving dishes) collectively

gravy boat, gravy holder, sauceboat, boat - a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce

Petri dish - a shallow dish used to culture bacteria

ramekin, ramequin - a small fireproof dish used for baking and serving individual portions

serving dish - a dish used for serving food

sugar bowl - a dish in which sugar is served

watch glass - laboratory glassware; a shallow glass dish used as an evaporating surface or to cover a beaker

2.dish - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner"

aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, sustenance, victuals, nutrition - a source of materials to nourish the body

meal, repast - the food served and eaten at one time

piece de resistance - the most important dish of a meal

adobo - a dish of marinated vegetables and meat or fish; served with rice

entremets, side dish, side order - a dish that is served with, but is subordinate to, a main course

special - a dish or meal given prominence in e.g. a restaurant

casserole - food cooked and served in a casserole

soup - liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food

stew - food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables

paella - saffron-flavored dish made of rice with shellfish and chicken

viand - a choice or delicious dish

mousse - a light creamy dish made from fish or meat and set with gelatin

pudding - any of various soft thick unsweetened baked dishes; "corn pudding"

custard - sweetened mixture of milk and eggs baked or boiled or frozen

topping - a flavorful addition on top of a dish

turnover - a dish made by folding a piece of pastry over a filling

timbale - individual serving of minced e.g. meat or fish in a rich creamy sauce baked in a small pastry mold or timbale shell

fish finger, fish stick - a long fillet of fish breaded and fried

buffalo wing - crisp spicy chicken wings

barbecued wing - chicken wings cooked in barbecue sauce

barbecue, barbeque - meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce

biriani, biryani - an Indian dish made with highly seasoned rice and meat or fish or vegetables

escalope de veau Orloff - lightly sauteed veal cutlets spread with a Soubise sauce and liver paste then sprinkled with grated Parmesan and baked briefly

saute - a dish of sauteed food

patty, cake - small flat mass of chopped food

veal parmesan, veal parmigiana - sauteed veal cutlet in a breadcrumb-and-cheese coating served with tomato sauce

veal cordon bleu - thin slices of veal stuffed with cheese and ham and then sauteed

sandwich plate - a serving consisting of a sandwich or sandwiches with garnishes

snack food - food for light meals or for eating between meals

salad - food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens

fixings, ingredient - food that is a component of a mixture in cooking; "the recipe lists all the fixings for a salad"

curry - (East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice

apple sauce, applesauce - puree of stewed apples usually sweetened and spiced

sauce - flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food

boiled egg, coddled egg - egg cooked briefly in the shell in gently boiling water

dropped egg, poached egg - egg cooked in gently boiling water

scrambled eggs - eggs beaten and cooked to a soft firm consistency while stirring

deviled egg, stuffed egg - halved hard-cooked egg with the yolk mashed with mayonnaise and seasonings and returned to the white

baked egg, egg en cocotte, shirred egg - egg cooked individually in cream or butter in a small ramekin

omelet, omelette - beaten eggs or an egg mixture cooked until just set; may be folded around e.g. ham or cheese or jelly

souffle - light fluffy dish of egg yolks and stiffly beaten egg whites mixed with e.g. cheese or fish or fruit

fried egg - eggs cooked by sauteing in oil or butter; sometimes turned and cooked on both sides

coq au vin - chicken and onions and mushrooms braised in red wine and seasonings

chicken provencale - chicken cooked in a sauce made with tomatoes, garlic, and olive oil

chicken and rice - rice and chicken cooked together with or without other ingredients and variously seasoned

moo goo gai pan - a Cantonese dish of chicken and sauteed vegetables

bacon and eggs - eggs (fried or scrambled) served with bacon

barbecued spareribs, spareribs - baked or roasted with a spicy sauce

beef Bourguignonne, boeuf Bourguignonne - beef and mushrooms and onions stewed in red wine and seasonings

beef Wellington, filet de boeuf en croute - rare-roasted beef tenderloin coated with mushroom paste in puff pastry

3.dish - the quantity that a dish will hold; "they served me a dish of rice"

containerful - the quantity that a container will hold

4.dish - a very attractive or seductive looking womandish - a very attractive or seductive looking woman

adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"

5.dish - directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiationdish - directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation

directional antenna - an antenna that transmits or receives signals only in a narrow angle

microwave radar, radar, radio detection and ranging, radiolocation - measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects

radio reflector, radio telescope - astronomical telescope that picks up electromagnetic radiations in the radio-frequency range from extraterrestrial sources

scanner - a radar dish that rotates or oscillates in order to scan a broad area

6.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"

activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"

Verb1.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"

plank - cook and serve on a plank; "Planked vegetable"; "Planked shad"

help, serve - help to some food; help with food or drink; "I served him three times, and after that he helped himself"

cater, ply, provide, supply - give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"

2.dish - make concave; shape like a dish

shape, form - give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character"

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

dish

dish something out (Informal) distribute, assign, allocate, designate, set aside, hand out, earmark, inflict, mete out, dole out, share out, apportion The council wants to dish the money out to specific projects.

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Translations

طَبَقطَبَق ، جاطلَوْن طَعام

pokrmmísanádobíjídlo

fadretskåltallerken

manĝaĵo

astiaastiallinenlautasellinenruokalajitiski

posuda

diskurréttur

접시

indų plovimasindų plovimo mašinaišdalintipamazgospaplavos

bļodaēdiensšķīvistrauks

jedkrožnikposodaskleda

fat

จาน

đĩamón

dish

[dɪʃ]

A. N

3. (= girl, boy) → bombón m

dish up

A. VT + ADV

1. (= serve) [+ food] → servir

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

dish

[ˈdɪʃ] n

(= serve) [+ food] → servir

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

dish

n

(= food)Gericht nt; fish/pasta dishesFisch-/Nudelgerichte pl

(Elec) → Parabolreflektor m; (also dish aerial (Brit) or antenna (US))Parabolantenne f, → Schüssel f (inf)

(US inf: = inside knowledge, secret) have you heard the latest dish?weißt du schon das Neueste?


dish

:

dish drainer

nAbtropfständer m


dish

:

dishrack

nGeschirrständer m; (in dishwasher) → (Einsatz)korb m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

dish

(diʃ) noun

1. a plate, bowl etc in which food is brought to the table. a large shallow dish.

2. food mixed and prepared for the table. She served us an interesting dish containing chicken and almonds.

ˈdishwasher noun

a machine for washing dishes.

ˈdish-washing noun

the job of washing soiled dishes.

ˈdishwater noun

water used for washing dishes.

dish out

to distribute or give to people. He dished out the potatoes.

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

dish

طَبَق mísa tallerken Schale πιάτο plato astia plat posuda piatto 접시 schaal fat naczynie travessa блюдо fat จาน servis tabağı đĩa 菜肴

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References in classic literature ?

The fact is, that among his hunters at least, the whale would by all hands be considered a noble dish, were there not so much of him; but when you come to sit down before a meat-pie nearly one hundred feet long, it takes away your appetite.

They had never been outside it, but they knew that there was still something more in the world, which was called the manor-house, and that there they were boiled, and then they became black, and were then placed on a silver dish; but what happened further they knew not; or, in fact, what it was to be boiled, and to lie on a silver dish, they could not possibly imagine; but it was said to be delightful, and particularly genteel.

"Let me see," said Margolotte; "of those qualities she must have 'Obedience' first of all," and she took down the bottle bearing that label and poured from it upon a dish several grains of the contents.

"See, here, Matt, I've got some stuff to mend the dish with!

He comes to the table eager and hungry; he swallows his soup--there is an undefinable lack about it somewhere; thinks the fish is going to be the thing he wants-- eats it and isn't sure; thinks the next dish is perhaps the one that will hit the hungry place--tries it, and is conscious that there was a something wanting about it, also.

And the little doves stooped their heads down and set to work, pick, pick, pick; and then the others began to pick, pick, pick: and among them all they soon picked out all the good grain, and put it into a dish but left the ashes.

They then lifted up a fine white cloth covering fruit and a great variety of dishes of different sorts; one who looked like a student said grace, and a page put a laced bib on Sancho, while another who played the part of head carver placed a dish of fruit before him.

Louise Trunnion came out across the potato patch holding the dish cloth in her hand.

"Send to my house, and tell them to have out the carriage and three horses as quick as they can," he said to the servant, who handed him the steak on a hot silver dish, and moving the dish up he began eating.

I was looking at the two, when there came between me and them, the housekeeper, with the first dish for the table.

Coquenard drew the dish toward her, skillfully detached the two great black feet, which she placed upon her husband's plate, cut off the neck, which with the head she put on one side for herself, raised the wing for Porthos, and then returned the bird otherwise intact to the servant who had brought it in, who disappeared with it before the Musketeer had time to examine the variations which disappointment produces upon faces, according to the characters and temperaments of those who experience it.

Now all admire, in each high-flavored dish The capabilities of flesh—fowl—fish; In order due each guest assumes his station, Throbs high his breast with fond anticipation, And prelibates the joys of mastication.


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