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dishwashed

dishwashed is the simple past and past participle of dishwash.

Meaning of dishwash

Verb

dishwash (third-person singular simple present dishwashes, present participle dishwashing, simple past and past participle dishwashed)

  1. (intransitive) To wash dishes and other dishware.
    • The chefs never cooked before, the cashiers never cashiered before, the dishwashers never dishwashed before, the waitresses never waitressed before, and the managers never managed before.2007, Thomas Quealy, M + M
  2. (transitive) To wash in a dishwasher.
    • Who knows how many times the cup has been dishwashed2001, David Mitchell, chapter 1, in number9dream, London: Hodder and Stoughton, →ISBN

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Questions about dishwashed

What is dishwashed the simple past and past participle of?
Dishwashed is the simple past and past participle of dishwash.

Words near dishwashed in the dictionary

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

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