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dishpan

dishpan noun: a large basin or pan with a flat bottom in which dishes are washed.

Noun

dishpan (plural dishpans)

  1. A large basin or pan with a flat bottom in which dishes are washed.

Forms of dishpan

pluraldishpans

Origin of dishpan

From dish + pan.

Words formed from dishpan

Questions about dishpan

What does dishpan mean?
Dishpan means a large basin or pan with a flat bottom in which dishes are washed.
What part of speech is dishpan?
Dishpan is a noun.
What is the plural of dishpan?
The plural of dishpan is dishpans.

Words near dishpan in the dictionary

  1. dishoused
  2. dishouses
  3. dishousing
  4. dishowner
  5. dishowners
  6. dishpan
  7. dishpan hands
  8. dishpanful
  9. dishpanfuls
  10. dishpans
  11. dishpansful

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