dishes 1 of 2

plural of dish
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as in bowls
a usually circular utensil for holding something (as food) we threw all of the ingredients for the salsa into a dish and mixed them together

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dishes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of dish

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Recent Examples of dishes
Noun
Menu favorites like vodka rigatoni appear alongside new dishes including a giant carbonara raviolo and lobster spaghetti fra diavolo. — Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2026 Smart suppers are best spent at the Anatolian Dining Pavilion, where Executive Chef Omer Ozkan Cam takes you through his take on traditional Turkish dishes. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026 The goal is dishes that are palpably human, in a space Baraghani hopes will seem accessible to everyone. — Ella Quittner, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Nov. 2026 From washing dishes at a Denny's to running the most valuable company in the world. — Kif Leswing,annie Palmer,kevin Breuninger,samantha Subin,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 12 Nov. 2026 Each of these dishes, an evolving memory album of sorts, is a way of connecting us to our past traditions while making room for new traditions. — Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026 Halal Street Food will bring traditional Mediterranean and Middle Eastern dishes to a new area of Charlotte. — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 12 Nov. 2026 Outside the building were an assortment of generators, cables and Starlink dishes. — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026 Skipping handwashing stations, leaving dishes in hallways, and mistreating crew members can affect passenger health, safety, and comfort. — Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2026
Verb
Matt Selman also dishes on Quinta Brunson's appearance and the episode's multitude of Easter eggs. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Feb. 2026 Others dishes taco salads, burritos, quesadillas, Mexican street corn, Mexican street fries, and, for dessert, churros. — Amanda Hancock, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Feb. 2026 The Area 51 nickname is a clever nod to the players' jersey numbers and tandem talent whenever one dishes a dime to the other for an alley-oop or other assist. — René Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Feb. 2026 Coming on the other end of this experience with a lifelong sisterhood, budding romance, and title as the certified Bama Barbie, Carthen also dishes on all of the beauty tips and tricks that enhanced her days in the villa. — Essence, 26 Aug. 2025 Scotty dishes 80% of the debt in short duration! — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025 Ahead, Schroeder dishes how to do just that, and reveals the best pizza toppings to pair with street cart onion sauce. — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dishes
Noun
  • Pour into wide and bowls and top with the reserved crispy guanciale bits and a dusting of grated Parmigiano.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • For convenience, these bowls are microwave-, freezer- and dishwasher-safe.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • For more than 30 years, Diana Almendariz has worked with tule to keep her cultural traditions alive, creating baskets, dolls, ducks and other traditional items.
    — Conor McGill, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Robots, Barbie dolls, Supermans, T-rexes and princesses began to form in a circular line around the perimeter of the gym.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Mary McCarthy gossips more frankly about people Robert Lowell mentions.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
Noun
  • Mac’s Fish & Chicken in Monroe pairs seafood plates with sheet cakes from The Bakery @ Mac’s, which offers more than 30 flavors of cakes and pies plus specialty desserts like banana pudding.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2026
  • There are even some using Southern Living’s pink Richmond Estate plates.
    — Jennifer Bradley Franklin, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • With titles like Pictures of the hundred beauties of flowerland, these guidebooks contained information on correct etiquette with courtesans, along with an overview of fees and tips.
    — H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Before that, everyone was taking pep pills or methadone or black beauties, speed.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • When Barton talks to officials in competitive districts, her message is simple.
    — Miles Parks, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Previous ceasefire talks either failed or the truces quickly fell apart.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Peter Brown thought his new prefab home would be completed by at least 2027, but his contractor is asking for tens of thousands more to finish the job.
    — Jasmine Viel, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
  • America has just opened tens of millions of children’s accounts that will need the same kind of matching.
    — Ashok Paudel, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s ongoing satirical series at first appalled many viewers with its resolute political incorrectness and penchant for four-letter words from the mouths of babes, and that was nowhere more evident than in Cartman himself.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026
  • What turns him on is cryptic babes, brawling men and stagy fables of lust, rivalry and possession.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

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“Dishes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dishes. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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