dish

dish: noun

1 container

ADJECTIVE

▪ deep

▪ flat, shallow

▪ empty

▪ baking, roasting, serving

▪ ovenproof (esp. BrE)

▪ china, glass, metal, plastic, silver

▪ casserole, gratin (esp. BrE), pie, soufflé, soup

▪ butter, candy (AmE), food, soap, vegetable

▪ your pet's food dish

▪ culture, lab (informal), laboratory, Petri

PREPOSITION

▪ in a/the dish

▪ Arrange the salad in a serving dish.

2 the dishes plates, bowls, etc.

ADJECTIVE

▪ clean, washed

▪ dirty, unwashed

▪ The dirty breakfast dishes were still in the sink when we got home.

▪ breakfast, dinner

VERB + THE DISHES

▪ clean (AmE), do, wash

▪ It's your turn to do the dishes.

▪ dry

▪ He dried the dishes and put them away.

▪ clear, clear away, put away

3 type of food

ADJECTIVE

▪ main, side

▪ Serve one or two main dishes with a choice of salads and nibbles.

▪ favourite/favorite

▪ Do you have a favourite/favorite dish?

▪ delicious, tasty, wonderful

▪ popular

▪ elaborate

▪ simple

▪ a simple dish, beautifully prepared

▪ classic, traditional

▪ exotic

▪ savoury/savory, sweet

▪ spicy

▪ cold, hot

▪ international, local, national, regional

▪ The national dish is ‘feijoada’—pork with beans.

▪ Chinese, French, etc.

▪ vegetarian

▪ cheese, egg, fish, meat, pasta, rice, seafood, vegetable

▪ Goulash is a meat dish.

▪ breakfast, dinner (esp. AmE), lunch, supper (esp. BrE)

▪ Smoked salmon makes a wonderful supper dish.

▪ signature (= a dish that identifies a particular restaurant/chef)

VERB + DISH

▪ cook, make, prepare

▪ She cooked us a delicious French dish with pork and tomatoes.

▪ serve

▪ a restaurant that serves traditional Indian dishes

▪ eat

▪ recommend

▪ order

▪ sample, try

▪ They sampled all the local dishes.

PHRASES

▪ the dish of the day

▪ I can recommend the dish of the day.

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Synonyms:

Put in a dish, put into dishes, serve / Viand, article of food, Do for, put hors de combat, balk, upset, thwart, shelve, lay up, render helpless

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Dish — (d[i^]sh), n. [AS. disc, L. discus dish, disc, quoit, fr. Gr. di skos quoit, fr. dikei^n to throw. Cf. {Dais}, {Desk}, {Disc}, {Discus}.] 1. A vessel, as a platter, a plate, a bowl, used for serving up food at the table. [1913 Webster] She… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dish — /dish/, n. 1. an open, relatively shallow container of pottery, glass, metal, wood, etc., used for various purposes, esp. for holding or serving food. 2. any container used at table: dirty dishes. 3. the food served or contained in a dish: The… … Universalium
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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. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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dish — [n1] eating receptacle bowl, casserole, ceramic, china, container, cup, mug, pitcher, plate, platter, porringer, pot, pottery, salver, saucer, tray, vessel; concept 494 dish [n2] main part of meal course, eats*, entrée, fare, food, helping,… … New thesaurus
dish|y — «DIHSH ee», adjective. dish|i|er, dish|i|est. Especially British. Slang. attractive; pretty: »... two dishy chicks with plenty talent (Observer). Charbol s “Les Bonnes Femmes” defined very exactly wha … Useful english dictionary
Dish — (Oredish, d.h. »Erzschüssel«), engl. Maß für Bleierz, = 17,591 Lit., = 1/9 Load v. ca. 3 Cwts. Gewicht … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Dish — (engl., spr. disch, »Schüssel«) oder Oredish, engl. Maß für Bleierz = 17,591 l. 9 D. sind = 1 Load = 152,4 kg … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

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