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Definition of dish
1a : a more or less concave vessel from which food is servedb : the contents of a dish a dish of strawberries
2a : food prepared in a particular wayb : something one particularly enjoys : cup of tea
3a (1) : any of various shallow concave vessels; broadly : anything shallowly concave (2) : a directional receiver having a concave usually parabolic reflector; especially : one used as a microwave or radar antennab : the state of being concave or the degree of concavity
4a : something that is favored entertainment that is just his dishb : an attractive or sexy person
5 : gossip 2a the latest dish
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Examples of dish in a Sentence
a small dish of ice cream
Each person made a dish for the potluck supper.
The restaurant serves some of my favorite dishes.
We piled all the dishes in the sink after dinner.
Will you wash the breakfast dishes, please?
a sink full of dirty dishes
Recent Examples of dish from the Web
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The Boone County Historical Society will have an antique steamboat on display, local restaurants will serve their special dishes and Italian Ice will join in.
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The human menu features fresh, seasonally inspired dishes heavy on summer produce—grilled chicken with black olive tapenade, a quinoa and kale salad with goat cheese and pomegranate seeds, and chilled summer peaches in white wine syrup.
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Food will be served at Nirvana from 4-11 p.m. daily, with the menu full of Indian-American fusion dishes like masala fries, naan pizza and masala chicken wings.
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The Freehand This mash-up hostel/hotel serves fresh-as-all-get-out Israeli dishes at the Exchange, the in-house restaurant from chef Alex Chang (formerly of Animal).
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The 11th annual Greek Festival opened at The John Carroll School in Bel Air Friday with music, dancing, traditional Greek dishes and crafts, with more of the same on tap for Saturday and Sunday.
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The menu includes signature drinks and a sampling of noodles, rice, chicken, beef and vegetarian dishes.
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Each recipe is printed on a piece of parchment paper using food-safe ink and features the outline of the quantity of each ingredient called for in the dish.
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The task was simple: pick up a piece of cheese on a table and place it in a dish.
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Origin and Etymology of dish
Middle English, from Old English disc plate, from Latin discus quoit, disk, dish, from Greek diskos, from dikein to throw
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Definition of dish
transitive verb
1 : to put (something, such as food for serving) into a dish —often used with up
2 : present —usually used with up
3 : to make concave like a dish
4 : to disclose or discuss especially publicly dish the dirt
5 : to pass (a basketball) to a teammate —often used with off
intransitive verb
1 : gossip; also : to disclose private or personal information
2 : to pass a basketball to a teammate —often used with off
Examples of dish in a Sentence
The two of them are always dishing about their coworkers.
for someone who claims to mind her own business, she sure knows how to dish
Recent Examples of dish from the Web
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Local spots like the Budlong, Aloha Poke and Bang Bang Pie, among others, have joined the festivities, dishing out their own signature items—in this case, hot chicken, poke bowls and pies, respectively—for those seeking a bit more variety.
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Durant drove left, right and down the middle, knocked down 3-pointers, dished and dunked.
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Durant drove left, right and down the middle, knocked down three-pointers, dished and dunked in Game 5 of the best-of-seven series.
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Though the Warriors lost the seventh and deciding game to the Cavaliers last June, Green reminded everyone watching of his worth, scoring 32 points, grabbing 15 rebounds, and dishing nine assists.
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Triangle Inn dishes up Basque fare Got a hankering for Basque cuisine?
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Ganczar put down five kills and two blocks for the Rams (19-17) while dishing to his teammates during half the rotations as a soft-handed setter.
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In doing so, Garrow managed to dig up a few of Obama’s old flames to dish dirt that would be routine in the story of any other president.
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High Noon has long been dishing country music to local audiences, while also performing with standouts in the genre.
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First Known Use of dish
14th century
DISH Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of dish for English Language Learners
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: a shallow container that you cook or serve food in; specifically : a shallow bowl
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: the food served in a dish
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: food that is prepared in a particular way
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Definition of dish for English Language Learners
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: to talk about the personal life of someone else
DISH Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of dish for Students
1 : a usually round shallow container used for cooking or serving food
2 dishes plural : all items (as plates and silverware) used for cooking and eating food Would you dry the dishes?
3 : the food in a container for serving or eating a dish of strawberries
4 : food that is prepared in a particular way an Italian dish
5 : a round shallow object a radar dish
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