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Definition dish in American English

dish noun

noun
/dɪʃ/
1

an open container like a plate, but not as deep as a bowl, used for serving or cooking food

Example

Place the fruit in a large shallow dish.

Example

an ovenproof dish

Example

a pie dish

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1.1

the food contained in a dish

Example

Dishes of dried fruit and nuts were placed on the counter.

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1.2

a container shaped like a dish

Example

a soap dish

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2

food prepared and cooked in a particular way

Example

Do you have any vegetarian dishes?

Example

Her favorite dish is fried chicken.

Example

a variety of seafood dishes

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3

the plates, pans, etc. that have to be washed after preparing and serving a meal

Example

Who's going to do the dishes?

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Example

a satellite dish

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5

someone you think is sexually attractive

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Definition dish in American English