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dishwater

dishwater noun: water that dishes and cooking utensils have been washed in.

Noun

dishwater (usually uncountable, plural dishwaters)

  1. (usually) Water that dishes and cooking utensils have been washed in.
    • The dishwater drained away slowly.
  2. (broadly, usually) Anything dull and lacking interest or flavour.
    • This season's offerings are nothing but dishwater.

Forms of dishwater

pluraldishwaters

Origin of dishwater

From dish + water.

Words formed from dishwater

Phrases with dishwater

Questions about dishwater

What does dishwater mean?
Dishwater means water that dishes and cooking utensils have been washed in.
What part of speech is dishwater?
Dishwater is a noun.
What is the plural of dishwater?
The plural of dishwater is dishwaters.

Words near dishwater in the dictionary

  1. dishwashing
  2. dishwashing liquid
  3. dishwashing liquids
  4. dishwashing machine
  5. dishwashings
  6. dishwater
  7. dishwater blond
  8. dishwater blonde
  9. dishwater blondes
  10. dishwater blonds
  11. dishwaters

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