all the objects that have been used to cook, serve, and eat a meal
He'd cooked dinner and washed the dishes.
There were dirty dishes in the sink.
I hate doing the dishes.
Examples of 'dishes' in a sentence
dishes
The door opened and Sarah bustled in with the clean dishes.
Fidelis Morgan THE RIVAL QUEENS: A COUNTESS ASHBY DE LA ZOUCHE MYSTERY (2002)
She didn't say anything, just stood up and cleared the dishes off the table.
Terman, Douglas CORMORANT (2002)
All related terms of 'dishes'
dish
A dish is a shallow container with a wide uncovered top . You eat and serve food from dishes and cook food in them.
dish antenna
an antenna consisting of a dish-shaped, usually concave parabolic , reflector , used to transmit or receive radio and TV signals, as from orbiting satellites
dish aerial
a microwave aerial , used esp in radar , radio telescopes , and satellite broadcasting, consisting of a parabolic reflector
parabolic aerial
a microwave aerial , used esp in radar , radio telescopes, and satellite broadcasting, consisting of a parabolic reflector
satellite dish aerial
a parabolic aerial for reception from or transmission to an artificial satellite
dirty dishes
All the objects that have been used to cook, serve, and eat a meal can be referred to as the dishes .
do the dishes
If you do the dishes , you wash the dishes.
dish out
If you dish out something, you distribute it among a number of people.
dish up
If you dish up food, you serve it.
pie dish
a shallow dish that you cook pies in
made dish
a dish consisting of a number of different ingredients cooked together
side dish
A side dish is an amount of a particular food that is served at the same time as the main dish.
soap dish
a dish designed to hold a bar of soap , esp. as a bathroom or kitchen fixture attached to a sink , lavatory , or bathtub
baking dish
a usually ceramic dish in which items can be baked
butter dish
a small dish designed to hold butter
cheeseboard
A cheeseboard is a board from which cheese is served at a meal.
cheese dish
a board from which cheese is served at a meal
fruit dish
food or a course or serving of food made from fruit
kidney dish
a kidney-shaped dish used as a receptacle by doctors or surgeons
petri dish
A Petri dish is a flat dish with a lid , used in laboratories for producing cultures of microorganisms.
salad dish
a large bowl in which salad is mixed and served
casserole dish
a covered dish of earthenware , glass , etc, in which food is cooked and served
chafing dish
a vessel with a heating apparatus beneath it, for cooking or keeping food warm at the table
fireproof dish
a dish that can withstand heat
satellite dish
A satellite dish is a piece of equipment which people need to have on their house in order to receive satellite television.
serving dish
a dish in which food is presented or served, esp before being shared into individual portions
soufflé dish
A dish for making souffles
vegetable dish
a dish designed to serve vegetables from
casserole
A casserole is a dish made of meat and vegetables that have been cooked slowly in a liquid .