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dishcloth

dishcloth noun: a cloth used to wash dishes.

dishcloth: a cloth used to wash dishes
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Noun

dishcloth (plural dishcloths)

  1. A cloth used to wash dishes.
    Synonyms:
    dishrag, dishclout
  2. A cloth used to dry dishes.

dishcloth meaning in Arabic

dishcloth in Arabic

for drying
مِنْشَفَة minšafa, فُوطَة fūṭa, منديل mandīl, فوطة fūṭa

Synonyms of dishcloth

All synonyms of dishcloth

Forms of dishcloth

pluraldishcloths
alternative formdish cloth
alternative formdish-cloth

Origin of dishcloth

Compound of dish + cloth.

Words formed from dishcloth

Phrases with dishcloth

Questions about dishcloth

What does dishcloth mean?
Dishcloth means a cloth used to wash dishes.
What is dishcloth in Arabic?
Dishcloth in Arabic is مِنْشَفَة (minšafa), فُوطَة (fūṭa), منديل (mandīl). See Dishcloth meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is dishcloth?
Dishcloth is a noun.
What is the plural of dishcloth?
The plural of dishcloth is dishcloths.

Words near dishcloth in the dictionary

  1. dishaunted
  2. dishaunting
  3. dishaunts
  4. dishboard
  5. dishboards
  6. dishcloth
  7. dishcloth gourd
  8. dishcloth gourds
  9. dishcloths
  10. dishclout
  11. dishclouts

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