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dishwashes

dishwashes is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 dishwashes

What is dishwashes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Dishwashes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dishwash.

Words near dishwashes in the dictionary

  1. dishwasher safe
  2. dishwasher salt
  3. dishwasher-safe
  4. dishwasherable
  5. dishwashers
  6. dishwashes
  7. dishwashing
  8. dishwashing liquid
  9. dishwashing liquids
  10. dishwashing machine
  11. dishwashings

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