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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
dish
I.noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a soap dish (=a container for a bar of soap)
dirty dishes
▪ a stack of dirty dishes in the sink
dish towel
do the dishes (also do the washing-up British English) (= wash the plates after a meal)
▪ Will anyone help me do the washing-up?
hot dish
Petri dish
satellite dish
side dish
the breakfast dishes
▪ Did you put the breakfast dishes in the dishwasher?
wash the dishes
▪ It’s your turn to wash the dishes.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
main
▪ The text was laid out playfully like a cookbook, with starters, sauces and main dishes.
▪ Dinner is three courses, with a choice of main dish.
▪ Today's main dish was cabbage and swede stew with dumplings.
▪ For buffets and fork suppers, serve one or two main dishes with a choice of salads and nibbles.
▪ Menus vary through the fortnight, and include a starter, a main dish with green salad and a sweet.
▪ Simple salads of lettuce, tomatoes and olives may accompany most of the main dishes.
simple
▪ To do so follow two simple guidelines. 1 Keep to the low-fat dishes. 2 Keep to the very simple dishes.
▪ We look forward to the late fall with its fresh chestnuts so that we can prepare this simple but lovely dish.
▪ Keep to the safest, simplest dishes when eating in restaurants while you follow the F-Plan slimming diet.
▪ It's a simple, satisfying dish, the perfect thing to get through an afternoon of depositions.
▪ I am a firm lover of simple meat dishes - my all-time favourite is garlic lamb.
▪ King prawns cooked in chilli salt and pepper was very much better, a simple dish succulently executed.
■ NOUN
side
▪ Varieties: the range includes breakfasts, lunches, dinners, side dishes and desserts.
▪ As a side dish, serve plain white rice.
▪ Serve from baking dish, with a side dish of sauteed spinach or chard.
▪ Each side dish was serviceable, if not the most stunning examples of their kind to be found in the city.
▪ Heaping side dishes are always 70 cents.
▪ They are used throughout the book in chutneys and relishes, as flavorings for sauces, and in side dishes.
▪ Note: This is a traditional Southern recipe that can be served as a side dish or dessert.
▪ Others simply pile their plates high with mountains of mashed potatoes and various meatless side dishes.
■ VERB
cook
▪ He's a vegetarian and cooks some amazing dishes - my favourite is lentil curry.
▪ Additional time is required for cooking or chilling homemade dishes.
▪ A memory function stores programmes - useful only if you cook the same dishes frequently.
▪ Mills is known for his healthful EWapproach to cooking, and this dish exemplifies his style well.
▪ Raw food from the freezer can be completely cooked and the finished dish cooled, packed and frozen as usual.
create
▪ When he creates a dish he begins and carries on until instinctively he knows the dish has reached perfection.
prepare
▪ They're more prepared to do the dishes or change nappies.
▪ Its success is owed to the family that runs it with affection and pride, preparing traditional dishes with an easy perfection.
▪ I invented a means of preparing four dishes at once.
▪ Lively in flavor but quick to prepare, this chicken dish gives a new spin to the traditional grilled fare.
▪ One recipe suggested the cook should prepare a dish of snails in wine sauce.
▪ But an editor can help prepare several dishes at once.
▪ By the end of the course you will have prepared every kind of dish from sandwiches to a full-scale dinner.
▪ Haguza comes once a year on a special holiday for which people prepare a ritual dish of rather thick couscous with milk.
wash
▪ She even let the school-leavers who washed the dishes and cleared the tables look straight into her eyes.
▪ The man will more often take out the garbage, wash the dishes, and do other chores around the house.
▪ Richard could play outside a while longer, while Cissie and Beth washed the dishes.
▪ Catch me, I thought ruefully, washing dishes.
▪ He never washed dishes with Margaret Fuller.
▪ Within days he had a job washing dishes in a cafe in Long Island, east of New York.
▪ Deborah and I washed the dishes, then sat beside each other at the kitchen table, our legs almost touching.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
serving spoon/dish etc
▪ Arrange on a hot serving dish, pour a little sauce over and serve the rest separately.
▪ Bedford scooped potatoes from a serving dish on to his plate.
▪ Place noodles in serving dish and top with 1 / 2 of sauce, stirring together slightly.
▪ Present at table and serve guests with serving spoon.
▪ Remove to a serving dish and keep warm.
▪ Spoon into a serving dish and serve warm - but not too hot or the syrup will burn.
▪ Stir this into the fromagefrais and pour over the still-hot potatoes in their serving dish.
▪ The food is then pushed out of its protective package and left in its serving dish to be cooked in a hot-air oven.
soup/dish/fish etc of the day
▪ A little skimmer bream is my fourth fish of the day and the first I have had to net.
▪ The fish of the day, a grilled sole, was of the same ilk.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ a casserole dish
▪ a classic Creole dish
▪ a delicious vegetable dish with a spicy nut sauce
▪ In addition to the extensive Tandoori menu, there is a wide selection of vegetarian dishes.
▪ My favourite Italian dish is lasagne.
▪ This dish can be served hot or cold.
▪ We serve a variety of Thai dishes.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Arrange 3 filled shells in each of two oval baking dishes sprayed with cooking spray.
▪ Beneath lay a line of glum sandwiches, a Perspex dish of an unidentifiable fish meat and a mutilated leg of ham.
▪ Consider also the time required to heat the dish to have it safe for eating.
▪ Gumbo, rice dressings and Jambalaya are all one-pot dishes, which are perfect for feeding large numbers.
▪ Half fill the dishes with the salmon mixture, then place a teaspoon of caviar in the centre.
▪ In any case, there was always the problem of what to do with the dish.
▪ Just think of a loud noise-say, a dish breaking on the floor-that stops all the conversation in a room.
▪ We talk about other eggs, other wonderful dishes we have eaten in times past.
II.verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ He goes on to dish the dirt about which Hollywood actors wear toupees.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ He is often hired to inform Fleet Street about client views or, less charitably, to dish the dirt on opponents.
▪ Some of the vilest food on earth is dished up in Paris nightly.
▪ This made Fearnley very defensive about his own business, and usually happy to dish the dirt about his aggressive competitor.
▪ You can dish them out to visiting dignitaries at the end of a state visit.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dish

Dish \Dish\ (d[i^]sh), n. [AS. disc, L. discus dish, disc, quoit, fr. Gr. di`skos quoit, fr. dikei^n to throw. Cf. Dais, Desk, Disc, Discus.]

  1. A vessel, as a platter, a plate, a bowl, used for serving up food at the table.

    She brought forth butter in a lordly dish.
    --Judg. v. 25.

  2. The food served in a dish; hence, any particular kind of food, especially prepared food; as, a cold dish; a warm dish; a delicious dish. ``A dish fit for the gods.''
    --Shak.

    Home-home dishes that drive one from home.
    --Hood.

  3. The state of being concave, or like a dish, or the degree of such concavity; as, the dish of a wheel.

  4. A hollow place, as in a field.
    --Ogilvie.

  5. (Mining)

    1. A trough about 28 inches long, 4 deep, and 6 wide, in which ore is measured.

    2. That portion of the produce of a mine which is paid to the land owner or proprietor.

  6. anything with a discoid and concave shape, like that of a dish.

  7. an electronic device with a concave reflecting surface which focuses reflected radio waves to or from a point, used as a receiving or transmitting antenna; also called dish antenna. The dish is often shaped as a paraboloid so as to achieve a high sensitivity and enable reception of weak signals when used as a receiving antenna, or to focus transmitted signals into a narrow beam when used as a transmitting antenna.

    Syn: dish aerial, dish antenna, saucer. [PJC]

  8. a very attractive woman or young lady, especaially one sexually attractive; -- sometimes considered offensive and sexist; as, the departmental secretary is quite a dish.

    Syn: smasher, stunner, knockout, beauty, sweetheart, peach, lulu, looker, mantrap, dish. [WordNet 1.5 + PJC]

  9. a favorite activity, or an activity at which one excels.

    Syn: cup of tea, bag. [WordNet 1.5 + PJC]

  10. the quantity that a dish will hold, or a dish filled with some material.

    Syn: dishful. [WordNet 1.5 + PJC]

    satellite dish a dish antenna used to receive signals from or to transmit signals to a satellite which transmits or receives radio signals. In most common usage, it refers to small dish antennas used to receive television programs broadcast from geostationary satellites.

Dish

Dish \Dish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dished; p. pr. & vb. n. Dishing.]

  1. To put in a dish, ready for the table.

  2. To make concave, or depress in the middle, like a dish; as, to dish a wheel by inclining the spokes.

  3. To frustrate; to beat; to ruin. [Low]

  4. to talk about (a person) in a disparaging manner; to gossip about (a person); as, the secretaries spent their break time dishing the newest employee. [slang] To dish out.

    1. To serve out of a dish; to distribute in portions at table.

    2. (Arch.) To hollow out, as a gutter in stone or wood.

      2. to dispense freely; -- also used figuratively; as, to dish out punishment; to dish out abuse or insult.

      To dish up, to take (food) from the oven, pots, etc., and put in dishes to be served at table.

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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
dish

Old English disc "plate, bowl, platter," from Latin discus "dish, platter, quoit," from Greek diskos "disk, platter" (see disk (n.)). A common West Germanic borrowing; Old High German borrowed the word as tisc "plate," but German tisch now means "table," in common with other later Romanic forms (such as Italian desco, French dais). Meaning "particular variety of food served" is first recorded mid-15c. Meaning "what one likes" is c.1900; that of "attractive woman" is 1920s. Meaning "concave reflector or antenna" attested from 1948.

dish

"to serve food," late 14c., from dish (n.). Meaning "to disparage, denigrate" first recorded 1940s; probably from the same notion in figurative dish it out "administer punishment" (1934). Related: Dished; dishing.

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Wiktionary
dish

n. 1 A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle. 2 The contents of such a vessel. 3 A specific type of prepared food. 4 (context in the plural English) Tableware (including cutlery, etc, as well as crockery) that is to be or is being washed after being used to prepare, serve and eat a meal. 5 a type of antenna with a similar shape to a plate or bowl, as in ''satellite dish'', ''radar dish'' 6 (context slang English) A sexually attractive person. 7 The state of being concave, like a dish, or the degree of such concavity. 8 A hollow place, as in a field. 9 (context mining English) A trough in which ore is measured. 10 (context mining English) That portion of the produce of a mine which is paid to the land owner or proprietor. vb. 1 (context transitive English) To put in a dish or dishes; serve, usually food. 2 (context informal slang English) To gossip; to relay information about the personal situation of another. 3 (context transitive English) To make concave, or depress in the middle, like a dish. 4 (context slang archaic transitive English) To frustrate; to beat; to ruin.

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WordNet
dish

  1. v. provide (usually but not necessarily food); "We serve meals for the homeless"; "She dished out the soup at 8 P.M."; "The entertainers served up a lively show" [syn: serve, serve up, dish out, dish up]

  2. make concave; shape like a dish

dish

  1. n. a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food; "we gave them a set of dishes for a wedding present"

  2. a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner"

  3. the quantity that a dish will hold; "they served me a dish of rice" [syn: dishful]

  4. a very attractive or seductive looking woman [syn: smasher, stunner, knockout, beauty, ravisher, sweetheart, peach, lulu, looker, mantrap]

  5. directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation [syn: dish aerial, dish antenna, saucer]

  6. 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" [syn: cup of tea, bag]

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Wikipedia
Dish (food)

A dish in gastronomy is a specific food preparation, a "distinct article or variety of food," with cooking finished, and ready to eat, or be served.

A dish may be served on tableware, or may be eaten out of hand; but breads are generally not called dishes.

Instructions for preparing a dish are called recipes. Some dishes, for example vanilla ice cream with fudge sauce, rarely have their own recipes (and are not found in most cookbooks), as they are made by simply combining two ready to eat preparations of foods.

Dish (Japanese band)

Dish (stylized as "DISH//") is a Japanese pop/rock band managed by Stardust Promotion. The group is a dancing rock band, meaning that they play rock and dance while performing. The band is a "younger brother" of the idol group Momoiro Clover Z.

In June 2013, the band released its first single, "I Can Hear", on a major label. Dish's third major single, "Freak Show", was produced by Kenichi Maeyamada.

Dish

Dish or DISH may refer to:

  • Dish, Texas
  • Dish (food), something prepared to be eaten
  • Dishware, plates and bowls for eating
  • Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis, a form of arthritis
  • Dish of a bicycle wheel
Technology
  • Dish antenna a type of antenna
  • Satellite dish, an antenna for receiving satellite signals
Entertainment
  • Dish Network, a satellite television provider in North America
  • Dish TV, a satellite television provider in India
  • The Dish (TV series), an American television show
  • The Dish, an Australian film
  • Dish (band), a Japanese band
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Usage examples of "dish".

If the dish becomes stained during evaporation, take up with a few drops of hydrochloric and sulphurous acids, evaporate, and then treat with carbonate of soda.

But he noted after a while that the Lady Aiee scarcely touched the contents of the dishes offered her.

After helping clean dishes and kitchen, Lena retired to the couch with a paperback and Andi closeted herself in the bedroom to phone her mom.

They could not eat what had been prepared by Mussulman hands, and so they sat gazing wistfully at the appetising dishes, and contented themselves with a little fruit.

Heln gave Kelvin a startled look, then put down the dough for the exotic dish she was making: an appleberry pie whose recipe had been in both their families.

Kelvin a startled look, then put down the dough for the exotic dish she was making: an appleberry pie whose recipe had been in both their families.

The eyes of an Arita dragon peered at her from a center dish in a nearby display, while crowded between oil jars and ivory candle lamps, snuff and Cizhou bottles, wineglasses, vases, and silver spoons, stood the imperious form of Zhenwu, the Daoist God of the North.

He let it fall to the table and stood without moving for a time, then shoved Ashcan away and went back to the cat dishes, filled one with food and the other with water to shut up the beasts.

Reta had prepared her usual artichoke dish with black olives and chunks of tomato and asiago cheese.

White, clean, cluttered with utensils, family employees running back and forth with dishes and fairly tight quarters.

It had taken her seven years of hard, backbreaking dish washing to finally afford a new dress.

Louis Pasteur, the great French chemist and bacteriologist, became so preoccupied with them that he took to peering critically at every dish placed before him with a magnifying glass, a habit that presumably did not win him many repeat invitations to dinner.

He placed all three doubled baggies on a large stainless steel serving dish from the sideboard, and poured himself another Scotch from the bar.

Zanna, with unusual delicacy, saw instantly what I meant and, instead of making a hurtful joke out of it, stepped away from Barong, gathering up the dishes and bowls from our funereal meal.

The women laid slabs of tough dark bread down on the basketwork platters, then piled on the meat and other dishes, or brought clay bowls marked with waving patterns.