dish

English Dictionary -> Letter D -> dish

Search Dictionary:

dish Definition

• (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"
• (n) a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner"
• (n) the quantity that a dish will hold; "they served me a dish of rice"
• (n) a very attractive or seductive looking woman
• (n) directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation
• (n) 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"
• (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"
• (v) make concave; shape like a dish

dish Synonyms

• bag
• beauty
• cup of tea
• dish
• dish aerial
• dish antenna
• dish out
• dish up
• dishful
• knockout
• looker
• lulu
• mantrap
• peach
• ravisher
• saucer
• serve
• serve up
• smasher
• stunner
• sweetheart