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dishes

A shallow open container used for cooking, serving, or eating food. / A particular prepared food item or a specific recipe. / A collection of plates, bowls, and cutlery used for a meal, typically requiring cleaning. / A concave antenna used for receiving or transmitting radio or microwave signals.
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pl: dishes

The term carries a strong domestic association, often shifting between the object itself and the labor associated with it. When used in a culinary sense, it suggests a completed creation or a signature recipe rather than just ingredients.

Countable when referring to individual plates, bowls, or specific recipes. Uncountable when referring to the collective mass of dirty cookware that needs washing.

Meanings

Noun

A shallow open container used for cooking, serving, or eating food.

She placed the dishes on the table.

Noun

A particular prepared food item or a specific recipe.

The chef prepared several traditional French dishes.

Noun

A collection of plates, bowls, and cutlery used for a meal, typically requiring cleaning.

It is your turn to do the dishes.

Noun

A concave antenna used for receiving or transmitting radio or microwave signals.

The satellite dishes were installed on the roof.

Examples

Could you help me dry the dishes after I finish washing them?

Could you help me dry the dishes after I finish washing them?

The restaurant is famous for its traditional seafood dishes.

The restaurant is famous for its traditional seafood dishes.

Gourmet

I hate it when the sink is full of dirty dishes.

I hate it when the sink is full of dirty dishes.

The roof was cluttered with several large satellite dishes.

The roof was cluttered with several large satellite dishes.

Which of these dishes do you recommend for a first timer?

Which of these dishes do you recommend for a first timer?

Gourmet

I should probably do the dishes before my parents get home.

I should probably do the dishes before my parents get home.

The royal banquet featured a variety of exotic dishes from across the empire.

The royal banquet featured a variety of exotic dishes from across the empire.

History

Carefully place the porcelain dishes on the velvet cloth.

Carefully place the porcelain dishes on the velvet cloth.

The spy adjusted the satellite dishes to intercept the encrypted signal.

The spy adjusted the satellite dishes to intercept the encrypted signal.

Detective

Related Words

cuisinecrockerytablewarecutlerydishwasherkitchenwarerecipediningplatebowl
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