dish1 noundish2 verb
dishdish1 /dɪʃ/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [countable] 
WORD ORIGINdish1
Origin:
Old English disc, from Latin discus ‘disk, plate’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a casserole dish
- a classic Creole dish
- a delicious vegetable dish with a spicy nut sauce
- In addition to the extensive Tandoori menu, there is a wide selection of vegetarian dishes.
- My favourite Italian dish is lasagne.
- This dish can be served hot or cold.
- We serve a variety of Thai dishes.
- Arrange 3 filled shells in each of two oval baking dishes sprayed with cooking spray.
- Beneath lay a line of glum sandwiches, a Perspex dish of an unidentifiable fish meat and a mutilated leg of ham.
- Consider also the time required to heat the dish to have it safe for eating.
- Gumbo, rice dressings and Jambalaya are all one-pot dishes, which are perfect for feeding large numbers.
- Half fill the dishes with the salmon mixture, then place a teaspoon of caviar in the centre.
- In any case, there was always the problem of what to do with the dish.
- Just think of a loud noise-say, a dish breaking on the floor-that stops all the conversation in a room.
- We talk about other eggs, other wonderful dishes we have eaten in times past.
THESAURUS
noun [countable, uncountable] things that people and animals eat: · You can buy good fresh food in the market.· Do you like Japanese food?
noun [countable] a type of food that is cooked in a particular way: · a traditional English dish· They also offer vegetarian dishes.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
noun [uncountable] goodness that you get from food, which helps your body to stay healthy: · There's not much nourishment in fast food.
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).
Longman Language Activatora particular kind of food, or food that has been cooked in a particular way · The doctor told him not to eat fatty foods.· Do you like spicy food?French/Italian/Japanese etc food · I've never had Indonesian food -- what's it like?fast food (=food that is prepared and served quickly to customers) · the world's largest fast food restaurant chainjunk food (=food that is not very healthy and is already prepared so you can eat it immediately) · You shouldn't eat all that junk food, it's bad for you.health food (=a special kind of food that people eat because they think it is good for their health) · A health food store is a good place to look for herbs.baby food (=specially prepared for babies) · You can quite easily make your own baby food at home.
several foods cooked together in a particular way, especially in a way that is typical of a country or place: · This dish can be served hot or cold.· a delicious vegetable dish with a spicy nut sauce· We serve a variety of Thai dishes.
a type of special food that a restaurant, country, or area is famous for: · The village is famous for its seafood specialties.local/regional speciality (=from a particular area): · Fish curry is a local speciality
a rare and expensive kind of food which people in a particular area think is very special: · Squid is a delicacy in this part of Italy.· Hasan plied us with drinks and an array of Egyptian delicacies which he brought from the kitchen.
simple or healthy food - used especially in books or newspapers about the food in a restaurant: · The Elephant and Castle is known for its traditional English fare.· Children will be thrilled to find such simple fare as macaroni and cheese on the menu.
part of a meal one of the parts of a meal that are served one after the other: · The waiter brought the first course, a simple leek and potato soup.· a five-course banquetmain course (=the biggest course in a meal): · For the main course we had roast turkey with vegetables.
a particular kind of food cooked in a particular way and served at a meal: · My favourite Italian dish is lasagne.· In addition to the extensive Tandoori menu, there is a wide selection of vegetarian dishes.
British /appetizer American the first part of a meal in a restaurant: · What would you like for a starter - soup or garlic mushrooms?· a delightful appetizer of small clams
also pudding British the sweet part of a meal that you have at the end: · "Would you like a dessert, Madam?" "Yes please, I'll have the cheesecake."have something for dessert/pudding: · I had fruit salad for dessert.· At children's parties, it's traditional to have jelly and ice-cream for pudding.
British spoken if you have something for afters , you have it as your dessert: · We're having roast beef, with apple pie for afters.· For afters, it's rice pudding.
WORD SETSafters, nounalmond, nounanchovy, nounapple, nounapricot, nounartichoke, nounasparagus, nounaspic, nounaubergine, nounavocado, nounbacon, nounbagel, nounbaguette, nounbaked beans, nounbanana, nounbap, nounbarley sugar, nounbatter, nounbear claw, nounbhaji, nounbiscuit, nounbisque, nounblancmange, nounbloater, nounblood orange, nounblue cheese, nounboiled sweet, nounbologna, nounbouillon, nounbread, nounbreadfruit, nounbreast, nounBrie, nounbrioche, nounbroad bean, nounbroccoli, nounbrownie, nounBrussels sprout, nounbubble and squeak, nounbullseye, nounburger, nounburrito, nounbutter, nounbutter bean, nounbutterfat, nounbutterscotch, nounCanadian bacon, nouncanapé, nouncandy apple, nouncandy cane, nouncandyfloss, nouncannelloni, nouncantaloup, nouncaramel, nouncarrot, nouncashew, nouncauliflower, nouncaviar, nouncelery, nouncereal, nouncheddar, nouncheeseburger, nouncheesecake, nounchew, nounchewing gum, nounchicken, nounchicken-fried steak, nounchilli, nounChinese leaves, nounchip, nounchipolata, nounchitterlings, nounchoc, nounchoccy, nounchoc-ice, nounchocolate, nounchocolate chip cookie, nounchop, nounchop suey, nounchowder, nounchow mein, nounChristmas cake, nounChristmas cookie, nounChristmas pudding, nounchutney, nounclementine, nouncock-a-leekie, nouncoconut, nouncod, nouncoleslaw, nouncollard greens, nouncompote, nouncoq au vin, nounCornish pasty, nouncouscous, nouncrème caramel, nouncrepe, nouncrumble, nouncurry, nounDanish, nounDanish pastry, noundessert, noundevil's food cake, noundigestive biscuit, noundill pickle, noundip, noundish, noundoorstep, noundory, noundouble cream, noundouble-decker, noundoughnut, noundressing, noundrumstick, nounduck, noundumpling, nounDundee cake, nounenchilada, nounfaggot, nounfava bean, nounfish, nounfish and chips, nounfishcake, nounfish finger, nounfish stick, nounflapjack, nounfoie gras, nounfondant, nounfondue, nounfortune cookie, nounfrankfurter, noungammon, noungarbanzo, noungâteau, noungelatin, nounghee, noungherkin, noungiblets, nounginger, adjectivegingerbread, nounginger nut, nounglacé, adjectiveglacé icing, noungoose, noungooseberry, noungoulash, noungranola, noungrape, noungrapefruit, noungravy, noungreen bean, noungreengage, noungreen onion, noungreen pepper, noungreen salad, noungriddlecake, nounguacamole, nounhaggis, nounhamburger, nounharicot, nounhash, nounhash browns, nounhazelnut, nounheavy, adjectiveheavy cream, nounhelping, nounhero, nounhock, nounhominy, nounhomogenized, adjectivehoney, nounhors d'oeuvre, nounhorseradish, nounhot-cross bun, nounhot dog, nounhotpot, nounhoumous, nounhuckleberry, nounhumbug, nounhumus, nounice, nouniceberg lettuce, nounice cream, nouningredient, nouninstant, adjectiveIrish stew, nouniron rations, nounjacket potato, nounjalapeño, nounjam, nounjambalaya, nounjawbreaker, nounJell-O, nounjelly, nounjelly baby, nounjelly bean, nounjelly roll, nounjerky, nounJerusalem artichoke, nounkabob, nounkale, nounkebab, nounkedgeree, nounkernel, nounketchup, nounkidney, nounkidney bean, nounkipper, nounkiwi fruit, nounkorma, nounkumquat, nounlamb, nounlasagne, nounleek, nounlemon, nounlemon curd, nounlemon sole, nounlentil, nounlettuce, nounlima bean, nounlime, nounlinguini, nounliquorice, nounliver, nounliver sausage, nounloaf, nounlobster, nounloganberry, nounlollipop, nounlox, nounlozenge, nounluncheon meat, nounlychee, nounmacaroni, nounmacaroon, nounmarzipan, nounmash, nounmatzo, nounmayo, nounmayonnaise, nounmeatball, nounmeatloaf, nounMelba toast, nounmelon, nounmeringue, nounmilk pudding, nounmincemeat, nounmince pie, nounminestrone, nounmixed grill, nounmonkey nut, nounmoussaka, nounmousse, nounmuesli, nounmuffin, nounmulberry, nounmullet, nounmulligatawny, nounmunchies, nounmush, nounmushy peas, nounmuskmelon, nounmussel, nounmutton, nounnachos, nounnan, nounneapolitan, adjectivenectarine, nounnonpareil, nounnoodle, nounnougat, nounoat cake, nounoatmeal, nounomelette, nounopen-faced sandwich, nounopen sandwich, nounorange, nounoven-ready, adjectiveoyster, nounpacked lunch, nounpaella, nounpancake, nounpantry, nounpapaya, nounpaprika, nounparfait, nounParmesan, nounparsley, nounparsnip, nounparson's nose, nounpassion fruit, nounpasta, nounpastrami, nounpastry, nounpasty, nounpâté, nounpatty, nounpavlova, nounpawpaw, nounpea, nounpeach, nounPeach Melba, nounpeanut, nounpeanut butter, nounpear, nounpease pudding, nounpecan, nounpemmican, nounpeppermint, nounpepperoni, nounpersimmon, nounpickle, nounpilchard, nounpineapple, nounpippin, nounpistachio, nounpitta bread, nounpizza, nounplantain, nounplum, nounplum pudding, nounpomegranate, nounpopcorn, nounpoppadom, nounPopsicle, nounpound cake, nounprofiterole, nounpudding, nounquiche, nounradish, nounragout, nounraisin, nounrasher, nounraspberry, nounravioli, nounredcurrant, nounred pepper, nounrelish, nounrice pudding, nounrisotto, nounrissole, nounroly-poly, nounsalad, nounsalsa, nounsamosa, nounsausage roll, nounsavoury, nounschnitzel, nounsemolina, nounshepherd's pie, nounsherbet, nounsoft-boiled, adjectivesole, nounsorbet, nounsoufflé, nounsoup, nounsour cream, nounsoy sauce, nounspaghetti, nounSpam, nounspare ribs, nounspeciality, nounspecialty, nounsponge, nounsubmarine sandwich, nounsuccotash, nounsucker, nounsummer pudding, nounsundae, nounsushi, nounsweet, nounsweetbread, nounsweetie, nounsweet roll, nounSwiss roll, nounSwiss steak, nounsyllabub, nountagliatelle, nounterrine, nountoad-in-the-hole, nounvol-au-vent, nounwafer, nounwaffle, nounwater biscuit, nounwater chestnut, nounwater ice, nounwatermelon, nounweenie, nounWelsh rarebit, nounwhip, nounwhipped cream, nounwhipping cream, nounYorkshire pudding, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
I’ll just do the dishes before we go. This soup is substantial enough to serve as a main dish (=the biggest part of a meal).COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a stack of dirty dishes in the sink It’s your turn to wash the dishes.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
I’ll just do the dishes before we go. This soup is substantial enough to serve as a main dish (=the biggest part of a meal).· Did you put the breakfast dishes in the dishwasher?
a stack of dirty dishes in the sink (also do the washing-up British English) (=wash the plates after a meal)· Will anyone help me do the washing-up?
(=a container for a bar of soap)
It’s your turn to wash the dishes.· The text was laid out playfully like a cookbook, with starters, sauces and main dishes.· Dinner is three courses, with a choice of main dish.· Today's main dish was cabbage and swede stew with dumplings.· For buffets and fork suppers, serve one or two main dishes with a choice of salads and nibbles.· Menus vary through the fortnight, and include a starter, a main dish with green salad and a sweet.· Simple salads of lettuce, tomatoes and olives may accompany most of the main dishes.
· To do so follow two simple guidelines. 1 Keep to the low-fat dishes. 2 Keep to the very simple dishes.· We look forward to the late fall with its fresh chestnuts so that we can prepare this simple but lovely dish.· Keep to the safest, simplest dishes when eating in restaurants while you follow the F-Plan slimming diet.· It's a simple, satisfying dish, the perfect thing to get through an afternoon of depositions.· I am a firm lover of simple meat dishes - my all-time favourite is garlic lamb.· King prawns cooked in chilli salt and pepper was very much better, a simple dish succulently executed.
NOUN· Varieties: the range includes breakfasts, lunches, dinners, side dishes and desserts.· As a side dish, serve plain white rice.· Serve from baking dish, with a side dish of sauteed spinach or chard.· Each side dish was serviceable, if not the most stunning examples of their kind to be found in the city.· Heaping side dishes are always 70 cents.· They are used throughout the book in chutneys and relishes, as flavorings for sauces, and in side dishes.· Note: This is a traditional Southern recipe that can be served as a side dish or dessert.· Others simply pile their plates high with mountains of mashed potatoes and various meatless side dishes.
VERB· He's a vegetarian and cooks some amazing dishes - my favourite is lentil curry.· Additional time is required for cooking or chilling homemade dishes.· A memory function stores programmes - useful only if you cook the same dishes frequently.· Mills is known for his healthful EWapproach to cooking, and this dish exemplifies his style well.· Raw food from the freezer can be completely cooked and the finished dish cooled, packed and frozen as usual.
· When he creates a dish he begins and carries on until instinctively he knows the dish has reached perfection.
· They're more prepared to do the dishes or change nappies.· Its success is owed to the family that runs it with affection and pride, preparing traditional dishes with an easy perfection.· I invented a means of preparing four dishes at once.· Lively in flavor but quick to prepare, this chicken dish gives a new spin to the traditional grilled fare.· One recipe suggested the cook should prepare a dish of snails in wine sauce.· But an editor can help prepare several dishes at once.· By the end of the course you will have prepared every kind of dish from sandwiches to a full-scale dinner.· Haguza comes once a year on a special holiday for which people prepare a ritual dish of rather thick couscous with milk.
· She even let the school-leavers who washed the dishes and cleared the tables look straight into her eyes.· The man will more often take out the garbage, wash the dishes, and do other chores around the house.· Richard could play outside a while longer, while Cissie and Beth washed the dishes.· Catch me, I thought ruefully, washing dishes.· He never washed dishes with Margaret Fuller.· Within days he had a job washing dishes in a cafe in Long Island, east of New York.· Deborah and I washed the dishes, then sat beside each other at the kitchen table, our legs almost touching.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1- Could you put away the dishes for me?
- After the news, he put the dishes in the sink and went to his desk to make notes on his sermon.
- I sneaked back, into the darkness and found Doris and tried to interest myself in the dishes for a while.
- O'Hara's bed was made and the dishes washed.
- She had never even expected him to help with the dishes when she had fed him here.
- She notes with an asterisk the dishes that contain highly perishable ingredients and makes those at the beginning of the week.
- The traveller had dried the dishes.
- There are about 100 color images of some of the dishes.
- They're more prepared to do the dishes or change nappies.
- A little skimmer bream is my fourth fish of the day and the first I have had to net.
- The fish of the day, a grilled sole, was of the same ilk.
- Arrange on a hot serving dish, pour a little sauce over and serve the rest separately.
- Bedford scooped potatoes from a serving dish on to his plate.
- Place noodles in serving dish and top with 1 / 2 of sauce, stirring together slightly.
- Present at table and serve guests with serving spoon.
- Remove to a serving dish and keep warm.
- Spoon into a serving dish and serve warm - but not too hot or the syrup will burn.
- Stir this into the fromagefrais and pour over the still-hot potatoes in their serving dish.
- The food is then pushed out of its protective package and left in its serving dish to be cooked in a hot-air oven.
a flat container with low sides, for serving food from or cooking food in: a serving dish an ovenproof dishdish of a large dish of spaghetti2the dishes all the plates, cups, bowls etc that have been used to eat a meal and need to be washeddo/wash the dishes I’ll just do the dishes before we go.RegisterIn everyday English, people often use the expression do the washing-up (BrE) or do the dishes (AmE), rather than wash the dishes.3a type of food that is cooked in a particular way and served as part of 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).► see thesaurus at food4something that is shaped like a dish: a soap dish5informal old-fashioned someone who is sexually attractive → side dish, satellite dishdish1 noundish2 verb
dishdish2 verb VERB TABLE
dish
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | dish |
| he, she, it | dishes | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | dished |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have dished |
| he, she, it | has dished | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had dished |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will dish |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have dished |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am dishing |
| he, she, it | is dishing | |
| you, we, they | are dishing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was dishing |
| you, we, they | were dishing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been dishing |
| he, she, it | has been dishing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been dishing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be dishing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been dishing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- He goes on to dish the dirt about which Hollywood actors wear toupees.
- He is often hired to inform Fleet Street about client views or, less charitably, to dish the dirt on opponents.
- Some of the vilest food on earth is dished up in Paris nightly.
- This made Fearnley very defensive about his own business, and usually happy to dish the dirt about his aggressive competitor.
- You can dish them out to visiting dignitaries at the end of a state visit.
Longman Language Activatorto give something to everyone in a group
to give something to all the people in a group: hand out/give out something: · The princess plans to hand out gifts at a children's hospital tomorrow.· Don't start the test until I've finished giving out the question papers.hand/give out something to somebody: · Outside the embassy, students were handing out leaflets to everyone who walked past.hand/give something out: · I need some volunteers to hand programs out tonight.
also pass round British if a group of people pass something around , one person takes it and gives it to the next person, who then gives it to the next person: pass around something: · They passed around a list, and we each had to sign our name.pass something around: · Don't keep all the chocolates to yourself - pass them around!
to give things out to a large number of people, especially in an organized way: · Aid agencies are calling for local volunteers to help them distribute food and medicine.distribute something to somebody: · The Red Cross has started distributing food and blankets to villages in the flood area.distribute something among somebody: · Medical supplies have been distributed among families affected by the epidemic.
to divide something into equal parts and give a part to each person: share out something: · As long as they share out the profits fairly, everyone will be happy.share something out: · Take these cookies and share them out.share out something among/between somebody: · We've got three pizzas to share out between five people.· More than $1.7 million has been shared out among victims of the disaster.
also hand round British to go from person to person offering or politely giving them something such as a drink, food, etc: hand around something: · Dorothy was handing around coffee and biscuits when we arrived.· I'm handing round a summary of last week's lecture.hand something around: · Would you mind helping me hand the crackers around, please?
to give food and drinks to people, for example at a restaurant or a party: · Dinner will be served at 8.30.· Don't forget to serve the guests first.serve something to somebody: · We don't serve alcohol to anyone under 21.serve somebody with something: · As soon as they sat down, they were served with steaming bowls of soup.
to give something, especially food or money, to people who are waiting to receive it: dish/dole out something: · They want me to dress up as Santa Claus, and dish out presents at the kids' Christmas party.· The federal government doles out $58 billion in student grants every year.dish/dole something out: · Jo, would you dish the ice cream out?dish/dole out something to somebody: · Air stewardesses were doling out meals to the passengers.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY a stack of dirty dishes in the sink It’s your turn to wash the dishes.
(=tell people shocking things about someone’s private life)
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES· Did you put the breakfast dishes in the dishwasher?
a stack of dirty dishes in the sink (also do the washing-up British English) (=wash the plates after a meal)· Will anyone help me do the washing-up?
(=a container for a bar of soap)
It’s your turn to wash the dishes.PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
[intransitive, transitive] informal to give a lot of information about something or someone, especially something that would usually be secret or privatedish on- A little skimmer bream is my fourth fish of the day and the first I have had to net.
- The fish of the day, a grilled sole, was of the same ilk.
- Arrange on a hot serving dish, pour a little sauce over and serve the rest separately.
- Bedford scooped potatoes from a serving dish on to his plate.
- Place noodles in serving dish and top with 1 / 2 of sauce, stirring together slightly.
- Present at table and serve guests with serving spoon.
- Remove to a serving dish and keep warm.
- Spoon into a serving dish and serve warm - but not too hot or the syrup will burn.
- Stir this into the fromagefrais and pour over the still-hot potatoes in their serving dish.
- The food is then pushed out of its protective package and left in its serving dish to be cooked in a hot-air oven.
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 verb1to give something to various people in a careless way: We dished out some leaflets there too. Paul tends to dish out unwanted advice.2to serve food to people: Sam’s dishing out sandwiches if you want one.3somebody can dish it out but they can’t take it used to say that someone often criticizes other people, but does not like being criticizeddish something ↔ up phrasal verb to put food for a meal into dishes, ready to be eaten: Could you dish up the vegetables?