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
Expect hot dishes, a tapioca station, a generous bread spread, and free-flowing sparkling wine alongside an à la carte menu. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026 There will also be non-oyster dishes, like shrimp cocktail, hot and cold lobster rolls and hot dogs. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026 Its diverse menu of creative street food dishes earned it a spot among the nation’s best food carts, according to Yelp. — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2026 Diagonally opposite it on Calle de Alcalá, another restaurant is making waves, as Nobu Matsuhisa brings his signature Nikkei-style dishes to the city. — Katie Silcox, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026 The restaurant inside the Sahara is the Strip’s first dedicated Caribbean destination, pairing familiar steakhouse staples with dishes rooted in Jamaican, Trinidadian and Creole traditions. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026 Try to keep up with orders, clean dishes and not start a fire in a chaotic kitchen that puts your teamwork skills to the test. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026 Airbnb guests can say goodbye to checkout chores like washing dishes, stripping beds and taking out the trash under a new policy announced this week. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 Airbnb has revised its rules to reduce the tasks a host can expect a guest to perform at the end of their stay — and washing dishes has been wiped from the to-do list. — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 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
  • The upscale bar features several beers on tap, cocktails, a wide selection of appetizers, burgers, salads, flatbreads, sandwiches, bowls and mains.
    — Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Sharp had worked in public relations and was also a gifted ceramics artist who created minimalistic vases and softly sloping bowls.
    — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Pull some treats from the open coffin at Scotto Funeral Home, on the corner of Court Street and 2nd Place, then head to President near Hoyt to gawk at bloodstained windows and mutilated dolls.
    — Fiorella Valdesolo, Curbed, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Teddy bears and trains, baseballs and dolls dance through the air into Santa's enormous sack, which sits at Santa's feet, or rather Harry's, who is perched high on the throne at the back of the float, magnificent in white whiskers and red velvet.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Mary McCarthy gossips more frankly about people Robert Lowell mentions.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
Noun
  • The exhibition presents 63 original prints and limited-edition ceramics, including vessels, plates, pitchers and sculptural forms created by the artist after 1947.
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The Kitchen serves salumi plates and local bread, perfect for refueling after skiing, snowmobile tours, and horseback riding at Turpin Meadow Ranch.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Vogue, 23 Oct. 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
  • Billionaire Elon Musk had spent tens of millions for dollars to back Republicans, and Abbott's campaign had spent $180 million since last year in what was thought to be a safe path to a fourth term.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
  • To add to the frustration, tens of millions of Americans have been served TV ads for elections in states far from their own.
    — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 3 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 5 Nov. 2026.

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