dishes

Noun

dish (countable and uncountable, plural dishes)

1. A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle.
   • She brought forth butter in a lordly dish.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Judges v:25

   Synonyms:

   plate

2. The contents of such a vessel.
   • a dish of stew

   Synonyms:

   dishful, plate, plateful

3. (metonymically) A specific type of prepared food.
   • a vegetable dish
4. (in 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.
5. A type of antenna with a similar shape to a plate or bowl.
   • satellite dish
6. (dated, informal) Something that fits someone's tastes, interests, or abilities.
   • Going to the club is not my dish.

   Synonyms:

   cup of tea, affinity, bag, bent, love, cup of coffee, cup of joe, fancy, jam, liking

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