dish
[noun]
Synonyms:
- bowl, plate, platter, salver
- food, fare, recipe

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English Thesaurus: food, dish, speciality, delicacy, diet, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. dish¹ S2 W3 /dɪʃ/ noun [countable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: disc, from Latin discus 'disk, plate']

1. a flat container with low sides, for serving food from or cooking food in ⇒ bowl:
a serving dish
an ovenproof dish
dish of
a large dish of spaghetti

2. the dishes all the plates, cups, bowls etc that have been used to eat a meal and need to be washed
do/wash the dishes
I’ll just do the dishes before we go.

REGISTER
In everyday English, people often use the expression do the washing-up (BrE) or do the dishes (AmE), rather than wash the dishes.

3. food cooked or prepared in a particular way as a meal:
a wonderful pasta dish
The menu includes a wide selection of vegetarian dishes.
This soup is substantial enough to serve as a main dish (=the biggest part of a meal).

4. something that is shaped like a dish:
a soap dish

5. informal old-fashioned someone who is sexually attractive
⇒ side dish, satellite dish

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. dish² verb
[intransitive and transitive] informal to give a lot of information about something or someone, especially something that would usually be secret or private
dish on
She’s ready to dish on boys, beauty, and break-ups in her new column.
dish the dirt (=tell people shocking things about someone’s private life)
dish something ↔ out phrasal verb

1. to give something to various people in a careless way:
We dished out some leaflets there too.
Paul tends to dish out unwanted advice.

2. to serve food to people:
Sam’s dishing out sandwiches if you want one.

3. somebody can dish it out but they can’t take it used to say that someone often criticizes other people, but does not like being criticized
dish something ↔ up phrasal verb
to put food for a meal into dishes, ready to be eaten:
Could you dish up the vegetables?

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

dish
noun
I. container
ADJ. deep | flat, shallow | empty | baking, cooking, roasting, serving | fireproof, heatproof, ovenproof | china, glass, metal, silver | casserole, gratin, pie, souffle, soup | butter, food, soap, vegetable your pet's food dish
PREP. in a/the ~ Arrange the chicken and salad in a serving dish.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

dish
II. the dishes: plates, bowls, etc.
ADJ. clean | dirty, unwashed The dirty breakfast dishes were still in the sink when we got home.
breakfast
VERB + DISH do, wash It's your turn to do the dishes.
dry He dried the dishes and put them away.
put away

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

dish
III. type of food
ADJ. main, side Serve one or two main dishes with a choice of salads and nibbles.
favourite Do you have a favourite dish?
delicious, tasty, wonderful | elaborate | simple a simple dish, beautifully prepared
classic, traditional | savoury, sweet | spiced/spicy | cold, hot | local, international, national, regional The national dish is ‘bigos’?hunter's stew.
Chinese, French, etc. | vegetarian | cheese, egg, fish, meat, pasta, rice, seafood, vegetable Goulash is a meat dish.
breakfast, lunch, supper Kedgeree makes a wonderful supper dish.
VERB + DISH cook, make, prepare She cooked us a delicious French dish with pork and tomatoes.
serve a restaurant that serves traditional Indian dishes
recommend | sample, try They sampled all the local dishes.
PHRASES the dish of the day I can recommend the chef's dish of the day.
 ⇒ Special page at FOOD

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

dish
noun
1.
BAD: Dinner usually consists of three dishes.
GOOD: Dinner usually consists of three courses.
BAD: The main dish was roast beef with fresh vegetables.
GOOD: The main course was roast beef with fresh vegetables.

Usage Note:
MEAL · MENU · COURSE · DISH · THE DISHES · PLATE
Meal A meal is the food that you eat at about the same time each day: ‘After the meal we went to a discotheque.’ ‘We usually have our main meal in the evening.’
Menu A menu is a list of all the things that you can order in a restaurant: ‘I tried to read the menu but it was all in French.’ ‘Is there any fish on the menu?’
Course A meal may be served in separate stages. Each stage is called a course: ‘The main course was disappointing, but the dessert was excellent.’ ‘I’m not hungry enough to eat a three-course meal.’
Dish A dish is (1) the food prepared in a particular way and served as a meal or part of a meal: ‘My favourite Italian dish is lasagne.’ ‘For the main course there were six different meal dishes to choose from.’
(2) a (usually shallow) container that food is placed in and then cooked or served: ‘I hope this dish is ovenproof!’
The dishes The dishes is a collective term for all the plates, bowls, cups, etc, that are used during a meal: ‘Whose turn is it to wash the dishes tonight?’
Plate A plate is (1) a (usually round) flat object that food is placed on, especially just before it is eaten: ‘All the clean plates are still in the dishwasher.’ ‘I’d never seen anyone put so much food on their plate.’
(2) (also plateful ) the amount of food on a plate: ‘How can you eat two large plates of spaghetti and still feel hungry?’

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2.
BAD: Some children have to prepare their own dishes.
GOOD: Some children have to prepare their own meals.
BAD: Dinner is the main dish of the day.
GOOD: Dinner is the main meal of the day.

Usage Note:
See Language Note above

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Common Errors ▲

food noun [uncountable and countable] things that people and animals eat:
You can buy good fresh food in the market.
Do you like Japanese food?
dish noun [countable] a type of food that is cooked in a particular way:
a traditional English dish
They also offer vegetarian dishes.
speciality British English, specialty American English noun [countable] a type of food that a restaurant or place is famous for:
Fish dishes are a specialty of the region.
Home made pies are one of the hotel’s specialities.
delicacy noun [countable] an unusual food which people in a particular place like to eat:
The local delicacies include laverbread (boiled seaweed).
I was keen to try out the local delicacies.
diet noun [countable] the type of food that someone usually eats:
You shouldn’t have too much salt in your diet.
In the Andes, the main diet is beans, potatoes, and corn.
cooking noun [uncountable] food made in a particular way, or by a particular person:
Herbs are used a lot in French cooking.
I love my Mum’s home cooking.
cuisine /kwɪˈziːn/ noun [countable] formal the food you can eat in a particular restaurant, country, or area:
Italian cuisine
Trying the local cuisine is all part of the fun of travelling.
nutrition noun [uncountable] food considered as something that is necessary for good health and growth:
a book on nutrition
Many homeless people suffer from poor nutrition.
nourishment /ˈnʌrɪʃmənt $ ˈnɜː-, ˈnʌ-/ noun [uncountable] goodness that you get from food, which helps your body to stay healthy:
There's not much nourishment in fast food.
fare noun [uncountable] formal the kind of food that is served in a place – used especially when saying how interesting it is:
In China you can feast on bird’s nest soup and other exotic fare.
Dinner was pretty standard fare (=the usual kind of food).
fast food food such as hamburgers, which is prepared quickly and which you can take away with you to eat:
He ballooned to 300lbs on a diet of fast food.
junk food food that is full of sugar or fat, and is bad for your health:
I used to eat loads of junk food.
GM food British English food made from vegetables and animals that have had their genetic structure changed:
There has been a lot of research into the safety of GM food.
organic food food that is produced without using harmful chemicals:
Shoppers are willing to pay more for organic food.
health food food that is thought to be good for your health:
You can buy the ingredients in any good health food shop.
superfood a type of food that is believed to be good for your health because it contains a lot of a particular type of vitamin, mineral etc:
Superfoods such as blueberries are often promoted as having magic health-giving properties.
vegetarian food food that does not contain meat:
The restaurant specializes in vegetarian food.
processed food food that has chemicals in it to make it last a long time:
The colourings and flavourings in processed food are chemicals produced in factories.
canned food (also tinned food British English) food that is sold in cans:
We had to live on canned food for a week.
Tinned food was sent as emergency aid.
frozen food food that is kept at a very low temperature to make it last a long time:
Some people claim that frozen food is just as healthy as fresh food.
convenience food food that is sold in cans, packages etc, so that it can be prepared quickly and easily:
I found that I had more time to cook, instead of just heating up convenience food.
baby food special food for babies:
The soup was horrible – it tasted like baby food.
pet/dog/cat/bird etc food food for animals that you keep as pets:
She spent a fortune on pet food.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

dish
dɪʃ
See: covered-dish supper

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

DISH
Data interchange in Shipping

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