Definition of dish

noun (n)

• a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food (noun.artifact)

  Example:
  We gave them a set of dishes for a wedding present.
  

  source: wordnet30
• a particular item of prepared food (noun.food)

  Example:
  She prepared a special dish for dinner.
  

  source: wordnet30
• the quantity that a dish will hold (noun.quantity)

  Synonym: dishful
  

  Example:
  They served me a dish of rice.
  

  source: wordnet30
• a very attractive or seductive looking woman (noun.person)

  Synonym: beauty, knockout, looker, lulu, mantrap, peach, ravisher, smasher, stunner, sweetheart
  

  source: wordnet30
• directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation (noun.artifact)

  Synonym: dish aerial, dish antenna, saucer
  

  source: wordnet30
• an activity that you like or at which you are superior (noun.act)

  Synonym: bag, cup of tea
  

  Example:
  Marriage was scarcely his dish.
  

  source: wordnet30
• A vessel, as a platter, a plate, a bowl, used for serving up food at the table. (noun)

  source: webster1913

verb (v)

• provide (usually but not necessarily food) (verb.consumption)

  Synonym: dish out, dish up, serve, serve up
  

  Example:
  She dished out the soup at 8 P.M..
  

  source: wordnet30
• make concave; shape like a dish (verb.change)

  source: wordnet30
• To put in a dish, ready for the table. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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