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dish |
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[ noun ] (food) a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food |
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"we gave them a set of dishes for a wedding present"
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container
crockery
plate
sugar_bowl
bowl
Petri_dish
platter
coquille
saucer
ramekin
gravy_boat
serving_dish
casserole
watch_glass
butter_dish
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2. |
[ noun ] (food) a particular item of prepared food |
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"she prepared a special dish for dinner"
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nutriment
soup
salad
fried_egg
viand
sushi
pizza
ham_and_eggs
timbale
buffalo_wing
stew
paella
barbecued_spareribs
veal_parmesan
boiled_egg
fish_stick
shirred_egg
barbecued_wing
barbecue
escalope_de_veau_Orloff
patty
side_dish
adobo
veal_cordon_bleu
sandwich_plate
pudding
snack_food
scallopine
chicken_paprika
Maryland_chicken
rissole
poached_egg
scrambled_egg
deviled_egg
fondue
omelet
souffle
galantine
coq_au_vin
chicken_and_rice
moo_goo_gai_pan
bacon_and_eggs
seafood_Newburg
beef_Bourguignonne
beef_Wellington
boiled_dinner
Boston_baked_beans
bubble_and_squeak
cannelloni
carbonnade_flamande
chicken_Marengo
chicken_cordon_bleu
mousse
special
chicken_Tetrazzini
chicken_Kiev
custard
chili
chop_suey
curry
piece_de_resistance
chow_mein
tamale
dolmas
egg_foo_yong
egg_roll
eggs_Benedict
enchilada
falafel
fish_and_chips
roulade
fondue
French_toast
fried_rice
frittata
frog_legs
coquille
gefilte_fish
haggis
applesauce
hash
jambalaya
kabob
kedgeree
knish
lasagna
sukiyaki
lobster_thermidor
lutefisk
macaroni_and_cheese
macedoine
meatball
meat_loaf
moussaka
osso_buco
pheasant_under_glass
pilaf
sashimi
poi
pork_and_beans
porridge
potpie
risotto
Salisbury_steak
sauerbraten
sauerkraut
coquilles_Saint-Jacques
scampi
Scotch_egg
Scotch_woodcock
spaghetti_and_meatballs
Spanish_rice
steak_tartare
pepper_steak
steak_au_poivre
beef_Stroganoff
stuffed_cabbage
kishke
stuffed_peppers
stuffed_tomato
stuffed_tomato
succotash
Swiss_steak
croquette
casserole
cottage_pie
couscous
tamale_pie
tempura
teriyaki
terrine
Welsh_rarebit
schnitzel
taco
burrito
tostada
refried_beans
ramekin
bitok
rijstafel
meal
sauce
ingredient
topping
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3. |
[ verb ] (food) provide (usually but not necessarily food) |
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serve
dish_up
serve_up
dish_out
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"We serve meals for the homeless"
"She dished out the soup at 8 P.M."
"The entertainers served up a lively show"
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provide
plank
serve
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4. |
[ noun ] a very attractive or seductive looking woman |
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beauty
mantrap
looker
sweetheart
stunner
peach
lulu
knockout
ravisher
smasher
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woman
stun
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5. |
[ noun ] the quantity that a dish will hold |
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dishful
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"they served me a dish of rice"
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containerful
serve
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6. |
[ verb ] make concave; shape like a dish |
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shape
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7. |
[ noun ] (physics,electronics) directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation |
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dish_antenna
saucer
dish_aerial
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directional_antenna
scanner
radar
radio_telescope
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[ noun ] an activity that you like or at which you are superior |
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cup_of_tea
bag
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"chemistry is not my cup of tea"
"his bag now is learning to play golf"
"marriage was scarcely his dish"
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activity
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Similar spelling: |
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dishy
Dis
Dishaw
diss
digs
dias
Disch
Diggs
Dicks
Dix
dig
disk
disc
disa
dike
dika
Diez
dick
Dice
diaz
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