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Uncommondishes
The correct spelling is dishes.
How to pronounce dishes
/ˈdɪʃɪz/
nounIPA: /ˈdɪʃɪz/
Say it like: Dis-hes
The correct spelling is dishes. 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.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.(metonym) A specific type of prepared food.
- 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.A type of antenna with a similar shape to a plate or bowl.
verb
- 1.To put in a dish or dishes; serve, usually food.
- 2.To gossip; to relay information about the personal situation of another.
- 3.To make concave, or depress in the middle, like a dish.
- 4.To frustrate; to beat; to outwit or defeat.
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