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dishwashable

dishwashable adjective: able to be washed in a dishwasher without harm; dishwasher-safe.

Adjective

dishwashable (comparative more dishwashable, superlative most dishwashable)

  1. Able to be washed in a dishwasher without harm; dishwasher-safe
    • We buy these plates and cups from the Park Slope co-op, said one popular Brooklyn hostess ruefully, that are eco-correct and dishwashable.2007 November 4, Alexandra Jacobs, “The Green Party”, in New York Times

Forms of dishwashable

comparativemore dishwashable
superlativemost dishwashable

Origin of dishwashable

From dishwash + -able.

Questions about dishwashable

What does dishwashable mean?
Dishwashable means able to be washed in a dishwasher without harm; dishwasher-safe.
What part of speech is dishwashable?
Dishwashable is an adjective.

Words near dishwashable in the dictionary

  1. dishumouring
  2. dishumours
  3. dishware
  4. dishwares
  5. dishwash
  6. dishwashable
  7. dishwashed
  8. dishwasher
  9. dishwasher detergent
  10. dishwasher proof
  11. dishwasher safe

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