dish

1. (verb) make concave; shape like a dish
Related Words: form, shape

2. (noun) a piece of dishware normally used for holding or serving food; "we gave them a set of dishes for a wedding present"
Related Words: Petri dish, boat, bowl, butter dish, casserole, container, coquille, crockery, dishware, gravy boat, plate, platter, ramekin, ramequin, sauceboat, saucer, serving dish, sugar bowl, watch glass

3. (noun) a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation that is used as a directional antenna
Synonyms: dish aerial, dish antenna, saucer
Related Words: directional antenna

4. (noun) a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner"
Related Words: Belgian beef stew, Boston baked beans, Chinese fried rice, French toast, Itallian rice, Maryland chicken, New England boiled dinner, Salisbury steak, Scotch egg, Scotch woodcock, Spanish rice, Swiss steak, Welsh rabbit, Welsh rarebit, Wiener schnitzel, adobo, aliment, alimentation, apple sauce, applesauce, bacon and eggs, baked egg, barbecue, barbecued spareribs, barbecued wing, beef Bourguignonne, beef Stroganoff, beef Wellington, boeuf Bourguignonne, boiled dinner, boiled egg, bubble and squeak, buffalo wing, burrito, cake, cannelloni, cannibal mound, carbonnade flamande, casserole, chicken Kiev, chicken Marengo, chicken Tetrazzini, chicken and rice, chicken cordon bleu, chicken paprika, chicken paprikash, chili, chili con carne, chop suey, chow mein, coddled egg, cold stuffed tomato, coq au vin, coquille, coquilles Saint-Jacques, croquette, curry, custard, deviled egg, dolmas, dropped egg, egg en cocotte, egg foo yong, egg fu yung, egg roll, eggs Benedict, enchilada, escalope de veau Orloff, falafel, felafel, filet de boeuf en croute, fish and chips, fish ball, fish finger, fish stick, fondu, fondue, fried egg, fried rice, frijoles refritos, frittata, frog legs, galantine, gefilte fish, haggis, ham and eggs, hash, hot stuffed tomato, jambalaya, kabob, kebab, kedgeree, kishke, knish, lasagna, lasagne, lobster thermidor, lutefisk, lutfisk, macaroni and cheese, macedoine, meat loaf, meatball, meatloaf, moo goo gai pan, moussaka, mousse, nourishment, nutriment, omelet, omelette, osso buco, paella, patty, pepper steak, peppered steak, pheasant under glass, piece de resistance, pilaf, pilaff, pilau, pilaw, pizza, pizza pie, poached egg, poi, pork and beans, porridge, potpie, pudding, ramekin, ramequin, rarebit, refried beans, risotto, rissole, salad, sandwich plate, sashimi, sauerbraten, sauerkraut, scallopine, scallopini, scampi, schnitzel, scrambled egg, seafood Newburg, shirred egg, shish kebab, side dish, snack food, souffle, soup, spaghetti and meatballs, spareribs, special, spring roll, steak au poivre, steak tartare, stew, stuffed cabbage, stuffed derma, stuffed egg, stuffed grape leaves, stuffed peppers, stuffed tomato, succotash, sukiyaki, sushi, sustenance, taco, tamale, tamale pie, tartar steak, tempura, teriyaki, terrine, timbale, tostada, veal cordon bleu, veal parmesan, veal parmigiana, viand, victuals

5. (noun) the quantity that a dish will hold; "they served me a dish of rice"
Synonyms: dishful
Related Words: containerful

6. (noun) an activity that you like or at which you are superior; "chemistry is not my cup of tea"; "his bag now is learning to play golf"; "marriage was scarcely his dish"
Synonyms: bag, cup of tea
Related Words: activity

7. (verb) provide food; "We serve meals for the homeless"; "She dished out the soup at 8 P.M."
Synonyms: dish out, dish up, serve, serve up
Related Words: cater, plank, ply, provide, supply

8. (noun) a very attractive or seductive looking woman
Synonyms: beauty, knockout, looker, lulu, mantrap, peach, smasher, stunner, sweetheart
Related Words: adult female, woman



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