dish

/diʃ/
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dish

She prepared a special dish for dinner.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A piece of dishware: A shallow, typically round container used for holding, serving, or preparing food.
    • A particular item of prepared food: A specific type or serving of food that is cooked or prepared.
    • The quantity a dish can hold: The amount of food or liquid that fills a dish.
    • A directional antenna: A device with a concave, parabolic shape used for receiving or transmitting signals, such as a satellite dish.
    • An attractive person: (Informal, often considered dated or objectifying) A very good-looking or seductive person.

  2. Verb:

    • To serve food: To put food into dishes or onto plates for serving or eating.
    • To make concave: To shape something into a curved, hollow form like a dish.
    • To defeat or outmaneuver: (Informal) To ruin someone's chances or to gossip about someone.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • She placed the salad in a large ceramic dish. (Container)
    • The chef's signature dish is seafood paella. (Prepared food)
    • He ate a dish of ice cream. (Quantity of food)
    • We installed a satellite dish on the roof. (Antenna)
    • (Informal) He thought the new actress was quite a dish. (Attractive person)

  • Verb:

    • Could you dish the potatoes while I carve the turkey? (Serve food)
    • The potter dished the clay to form a bowl. (Make concave)
    • (Informal) The scandal completely dished his hopes for promotion. (Defeat/Ruin)
Advanced Usage
  • "to dish the dirt": (Idiomatic, informal) To gossip, especially to reveal scandalous or private information.
    • The tabloids love to dish the dirt on celebrities.
Variants and Related Words
  • Dishware (n): Tableware such as plates, bowls, and serving dishes collectively.
  • Dishy (adj, informal): Attractive or good-looking.
  • Dishcloth (n): A cloth used for washing dishes.
  • Dishwasher (n): A machine or a person who washes dishes.
  • Dish antenna (n): Another term for a parabolic antenna.
Synonyms
  • Noun (Container): Plate, bowl, platter, vessel.
  • Noun (Food): Meal, course, recipe, fare.
  • Verb (Serve): Serve, ladle, spoon, distribute.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Dish out:
    • To distribute or serve something, especially food or criticism.
      • The teacher began to dish out the homework assignments.
    • To give something in large amounts.
      • That machine can dish out a lot of punishment.
  • Dish up:
    • To serve food.
      • It's time to dish up dinner.
    • To provide or present something.
      • The film dishes up a familiar story with new twists.
Related Idioms
  • A dish fit for the gods: Something of exceptionally high quality, especially food.
    • This chocolate cake is a dish fit for the gods.
  • To dish it out: To be able to give criticism, punishment, or aggression.
    • He's good at criticizing others, but he can't take it when someone dishes it out to him.
dish

She prepared a special dish for dinner.

Noun
  1. 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
  2. directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation
  3. a very attractive or seductive looking woman
  4. the quantity that a dish will hold
    • they served me a dish of rice
  5. a particular item of prepared food
    • she prepared a special dish for dinner
  6. 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
Verb
  1. make concave; shape like a dish
  2. 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

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