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dish

The correct spelling is dish.

How to pronounce dish

/dɪʃ/
noun

IPA: /dɪʃ/

Say it like: Dis-h

The correct spelling is dish. A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle. For example: "a dish of stew"

Usage Examples

a dish of stew

a vegetable dish

It's your turn to wash the dishes.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle.
  2. 2.The contents of such a vessel.
  3. 3.(metonym) A specific type of prepared food.
  4. 4.(in the plural) 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. 5.A type of antenna with a similar shape to a plate or bowl.

verb

  1. 1.To put in a dish or dishes; serve, usually food.
  2. 2.To gossip; to relay information about the personal situation of another.
  3. 3.To make concave, or depress in the middle, like a dish.
  4. 4.To frustrate; to beat; to outwit or defeat.

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