dish

🇺🇸 /dɪʃ/ 🇬🇧 /dɪʃ/
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Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-A2
noun
A1

a flat container for cooking or serving food

The pasta dish was placed in the center of the table for everyone to share.

A1

plates and bowls that need to be washed after a meal

After dinner, I washed the dirty dish and put it away.

A1

food made in a special way for a meal

My mother makes the best chicken dish for special occasions.

R

something shaped like a shallow bowl

The soap dish in the bathroom holds the bar of soap.

R

a very attractive person

Everyone agreed that the new actor was quite a dish.

translation

n. a flat container for cooking or serving food; plates and bowls that need to be washed after a meal; food made in a special way for a meal; something shaped like a shallow bowl; a very attractive person

Word Forms

Plural dishes