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dish Definition

dish (dis̸h)

noun

    1. any container, generally shallow and concave and of porcelain, earthenware, glass, plastic, etc. for serving or holding food
    2. plates, bowls, saucers, cups, etc., collectively
    1. the food in a dish
    2. a particular kind of food, or food prepared in a certain way one's favorite dish
  3. a dishful
  4. a dish-shaped object, as the reflector of a dish antenna
  5. a dishlike concavity, or the amount of this
  6. Informal a favorite thing; preference
  7. ☆ Slang a sexually attractive person, esp. a young woman
  8. Slang gossip, esp. when disparaging or malicious: often with the

Etymology: ME < OE disc, dish, plate < PGmc *diskuz < L discus: see discus

transitive verb

  1. to serve (food) in a dish: usually with up or out
  2. to shape (an object, surface, or hole) like a dish: make concave: usually with out
  3. Slang to gossip about, esp. in a disparaging way
  4. Chiefly Brit., Slang to cheat, frustrate, ruin, etc.

intransitive verb

  1. to be or become dish-shaped; cave in
  2. Slang to gossip, esp. disparagingly

dish Idioms

dish it out

☆

Slang to subject others to difficulty, criticism, hardship, ridicule, etc.

dish Synonyms

dish

n.

  1. Plate

    vessel, bowl, platter, saucer, pottery, ceramic; see also china, plate 4. see also bowl, container, cup, pottery.

    Kinds of dishes include: dinner plate, luncheon plate, salad plate, dessert plate, bread-and-butter plate, platter, casserole, cake plate, coffee cup, coffee mug, espresso cup, demitasse, teacup, chocolate cup, egg cup, bouillon cup, custard cup, saucer, Tom-and-Jerry mug, beer mug, stein, cereal bowl, soup bowl, gravy boat, vegetable dish, open dish, covered dish, au gratin dish, soufflé dish, tureen, serving dish, chafing dish, olive dish, celery dish, conserve dish, relish tray, teapot, pitcher, sugar bowl, butter dish, salt cellar, pepper mill, presentoir (French);

  2. Food

    course, serving, recipe, preparation, side dish, main dish, entree, specialty, fare; see also food, helping, meal 2.

  3. *A good-looking woman

    beauty, doll*, cutie*; see beauty 4.

dish Usage Examples

Object

  • dirt: True to her word, Verity pitched up at my office ready to ' dish the dirt ' on the CML.

Converse of object

  • bake: Either grease or line shallow baking dish with glad bake.
  • serve: Transfer the cooked carrots to a heated serving dish.
  • cook: There's a daily choice of well cooked dishes from the buffet at around £ 7 a helping.
  • wash: While he washed the dishes, I went to stand on the balcony and look out.
  • grease: Place in greased ovenproof dish with the orange juice, cinnamon and sugar.
  • prepare: With the policy of serving dishes prepared using only the freshest local produce, you are always assured of an enjoyable meal.

Adjective modifier

  • ovenproof: Take the chicken pieces out of the bowl and put them into an ovenproof dish and bake for 10 minutes.
  • vegetarian: A three course dinner with local, international or vegetarian dishes can be taken in the restaurant or on the terrace.
  • shallow: Put 5 tbsp vinegar in a shallow dish just wide enough to fit 4 breast halves.
  • tasty: There were several tasty dishes listed on the menu.
  • savory: Please bring a sweet or savory dish to share.
  • delicious: Fresh local produce are used to create delicious mouth watering dishes.

Modifies a noun

  • washer: Does a dish washer, using three times more energy and water, really save much effort?

Noun used with modifier

  • petri: A template for the acetate grids can be prepared by drawing round the base of a petri dish on a piece of graph paper.
  • casserole: Heat the oil in a casserole dish on the hob.
  • pasta: Ideal with a range of foods from spicy Indian to creamy pasta dishes.
  • satellite: A satellite dish on a chimney, or any part of a building facing a highway.
  • seafood: Learn how to make a substantial selection of seafood dishes.
  • pie: Roll out half the pastry to line a 9 " pie dish Pour in the filling.
dish Quotes

He asked for water, and she brought him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish. She put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workmen's hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote off his head, when she had pierced and stricken through his temples. At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay down: at her feet he bowed he fell: where he bowed, there he fell down dead. The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice,Why is his chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels of his chariots?

—Bible (Old Testament)

La de¤  couverte d'un mets nouveau fait plus pour le bonheur du genre humain que la de¤  couverte d'une e¤  toile. The discoveryof a newdish doesmore for thehappiness of mankind than the discovery of a star.

—Brillat-Savarin,Jean Anthelme

Some dish more sharply spiced than this Milk-soup men call domestic bliss.

—Patmore, Coventry Kersey Dighton