Put+in+a+dish

  • 11To dish up — Dish Dish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dishing}.] 1. To put in a dish, ready for the table. [1913 Webster] 2. To make concave, or depress in the middle, like a dish; as, to dish a wheel by inclining the spokes. [1913 Webster] 3 …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 12dish — dish1 S3 [dıʃ] n [: Old English; Origin: disc, from Latin discus disk, plate ] 1.) a flat container with low sides, for serving food from or cooking food in →↑bowl ▪ a serving dish ▪ an ovenproof dish dish of ▪ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13dish — dish1 [ dıʃ ] noun ** ▸ 1 for cooking/serving food ▸ 2 prepared food ▸ 3 plates, etc. to be washed ▸ 4 someone sexually attractive ▸ 5 for radio/television 1. ) count an open container like a plate, but not as deep as a bowl, used for serving or… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 14dish — 1 noun (C) 1 a flat round container with not very high sides, from which food is served on the table: a serving dish | a vegetable dish compare bowl 1 (1) 2 the dishes all the plates, cups, bowls etc that have been used to eat a meal and need to… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15dish — /dɪʃ / (say dish) noun 1. an open, more or less shallow container of pottery, glass, metal, wood, etc., used for various purposes, especially for holding or serving food. 2. that which is served or contained in a dish. 3. a particular article or… …

  • 16dish — [[t]dɪʃ[/t]] n. 1) cer 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) coo a particular article or preparation of food: an easy …

    From formal English to slang

  • 17Dish draining closet — A dish draining closet. The dish draining closet is a Finnish invention by Maiju Gebhard, intended to speed up the drying up of washed dishes, or even to make the entire drying phase unnecessary. It was developed in the Finnish Association for… …

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  • 18dish — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English disc plate, from Latin discus quoit, disk, dish, from Greek diskos, from dikein to throw Date: before 12th century 1. a. a more or less concave vessel from which food is served b. the contents… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 19dish — n. & v. n. 1 a a shallow, usu. flat bottomed container for cooking or serving food, made of glass, ceramics, metal, etc. b the food served in a dish (all the dishes were delicious). c a particular kind of food (a meat dish). 2 (in pl.) dirty… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 20dish — noun 1》 a shallow, flat bottomed container for cooking or serving food.     ↘(the dishes) all the items used in the preparation, serving, and eating of a meal.     ↘a shallow, concave receptacle: a soap dish.     ↘(also dish aerial) a bowl shaped …

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