dish

dish
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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. plate, saucer, etc.; serving; recipe; (pl.) tableware. See receptacle, food.
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(Roget's IV) n.
1. [Plate]
Syn. vessel, bowl, platter, saucer, pottery, ceramic; see also china , plate 4 .
Kinds of dishes include: dinner plate, luncheon plate, salad plate, dessert plate, bread-and-butter plate, platter, casserole, cake plate, coffee cup, coffee mug, espresso cup, demitasse, teacup, chocolate cup, egg cup, bouillon cup, custard cup, saucer, Tom-and-Jerry mug, beer mug, stein, cereal bowl, soup bowl, gravy boat, vegetable dish, open dish, covered dish, au gratin dish, souffl? dish, tureen, serving dish, chafing dish, olive dish, celery dish, conserve dish, relish tray, teapot, pitcher, sugar bowl, butter dish, salt cellar, pepper mill, presentoir (French); see also bowl , container , cup , pottery .
2. [Food]
Syn. course, serving, recipe, preparation, side dish, main dish, entree, specialty, fare; see also food , helping , meal 2 .
3. [*A good-looking woman]
Syn. beauty, doll*, cutie*; see beauty 4 .
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(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
plate, platter, bowl, vessel, saucer, utensil.

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  • 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

  • dish — [dish] n. [ME < OE disc, dish, plate < PGmc * diskuz < L discus: see DISCUS] 1. a) any container, generally shallow and concave and of porcelain, earthenware, glass, plastic, etc. for serving or holding food b) [pl.] plates, bowls,… …   English World dictionary

  • 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 — ► NOUN 1) a shallow container for cooking or serving food. 2) (the dishes) all the items used in the preparation, serving, and eating of a meal. 3) a particular variety of food served as part of a meal. 4) a shallow, concave receptacle. 5)… …   English terms dictionary

  • 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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