dish Meaning & Definition
What Does Dish Mean?
Dish is used as a noun meaning A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle. It is also used to mean The contents of such a vessel. As a verb, it means To put in a dish or dishes; serve, usually food.
Quick Facts About Dish
| Part of speech | noun, verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | //dɪʃ// |
| Syllables | 1 |
| Synonyms | peach, sweetheart and serve |
| Plural | dishes |
| Verb forms | dishes, dishing, dished |
Dish Definition (Noun)
- A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle.
- The contents of such a vessel.
a dish of stew
- A specific type of prepared food.
a vegetable dish
- Tableware (including cutlery, etc, as well as crockery) that is to be or is being washed after being used to prepare, serve and eat a meal.
It's your turn to wash the dishes.
- A type of antenna with a similar shape to a plate or bowl.
satellite dish
- Something that fits someone's tastes, interests, or abilities.
Going to the club is not my dish.
- A sexually attractive person.
quite a dish
- The state of being concave, like a dish, or the degree of such concavity.
the dish of a wheel
- A hollow place, as in a field.
- The home plate.
- A trough in which ore is measured.
- That portion of the produce of a mine which is paid to the land owner or proprietor.
- Gossip.
Dish as a Verb
- To put in a dish or dishes; serve, usually food.
- To gossip; to relay information about the personal situation of another.
- To insult, speak ill of.
- To make concave, or depress in the middle, like a dish.
to dish a wheel by inclining the spokes
- To frustrate; to beat; to outwit or defeat.
Noun
- (metonym) A specific type of prepared food.
a vegetable dish
- (in the plural) Tableware (including cutlery, etc, as well as crockery) that is to be or is being washed after being used to prepare, serve and eat a meal.
It's your turn to wash the dishes.
Synonyms of Dish
Antonyms of Dish
No antonyms or near antonyms are listed by the available sources for this entry.
Dish in a Sentence
a dish of stew
a vegetable dish
this dish is filling and easily made
It's your turn to wash the dishes.
satellite dish
radar dish
Going to the club is not my dish.
quite a dish
the dish of a wheel
to dish a wheel by inclining the spokes
The restaurant dished up a delicious Italian brunch.
Word Forms & Grammar
dish (countable and uncountable, plural dishes)
dish (third-person singular simple present dishes, present participle dishing, simple past and past participle dished)
Words That Rhyme With Dish
Origin of Dish
Origin 1: From Middle English dissh, disch, from Old English disċ (“plate; bowl; dish”), from Proto-West Germanic *disk (“table; dish”) (whence also Proto-Slavic *dъska, whence Bulgarian дъска́ (dăská), Polish deska, Russian доска́ (doská)), Russian чан (čan)) from Latin discus. Doublet of dais, desk, disc, discus, disk, and diskos.
Origin 2: Compare the identical meaning expansion (vessel for food, then also content of such a vessel, then also specific type of food): Bulgarian блю́до (bljúdo), Russian блю́до (bljúdo). For the roundness aspect, compare Polish rondel (“pan, saucepan”) (< Latin rotundus (whence also English round)), Slovene krožnik < krog. Also compare typologically Proto-Slavic *misъka << Latin mēnsa; Ancient Greek πίναξ (pínax) (several meanings).
How Do You Say Dish?
The standard pronunciation of dish is //dɪʃ//, spoken in 1 syllable.
Questions People Ask About Dish
Is dish a noun or a verb?
Dish is mainly used as a noun, but it can also be used as a verb.
What is another word for dish?
Close synonyms of dish are peach, sweetheart and serve. See the full list of dish synonyms and antonyms.
What is the plural of dish?
The plural of dish is dishes.
What is the past tense of dish?
The past tense of dish is dished. The present participle is dishing.