Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "dish" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

cabinet dinning plate kitchen kitchen cabinet pantry resturant sink table

Created By

chef

Derived Terms

assay dish assay-dish beauty dish big ugly dish butter dish casserole dish chafing dish clack dish cold dish covered dish supper covered-dish deep dish deep-dish deep-dish pizza dish TV dish aerial dish antenna dish bitch dish cloth dish detergent dish dog dish drainer dish liquid dish off dish out dish pig dish pit dish rack dish soap dish stand dish the dirt dish towel dish up dish washer dish-cloth dish-face dish-faced dishboard dishcloth dishclout dished dished dishless dishlicker dishlike dishmaker dishmaking dishmop dishowner dishpan dishrack dishrag dishtowel dishware dishwasher dishwashing dishwater dishy do the dishes fluorodish hotdish kidney dish lick-dish lickdish made dish main dish microdish minidish monkey dish multidish oven dish petri dish pie-dish beetle piedish pizza dish recipe dish revenge is a dish best served cold satellite dish saucedish serving dish side dish sidedish snuff-dish soap dish soapdish tolldish tundish two-dish rice washdish

Etymologically Related To

desk

Context

metonym mining slang telecommunication

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

activity adult female aliment alimentation cater container containerful crockery directional antenna dishware form nourishment nutriment nutrition ply provide shape supply sustenance victuals woman

Type Of (IsA)

container containerful crockery directional antenna food vessel household furnishings non powered device nutriment plate plate of food

Manner Of

form

Part Of

meal radar radio telescope

Receives Action

served

Related Terms

plate

Related Terms

antenna beat bowl concave concavity crockery cutlery defeat depress food frustrate gossip measure mine ore outwit plate produce proprietor serve signal trough vessel

Similar Terms

help serve

Synonym Network

babe cup of tea dishful plate serve smasher

Used For

air carrying food cooking displaying food eat eat food with eat pudding eat things off of eating eating food eating food off of eating from eating off food having dinner hold hold food letching at pick up scan serve serve food on serving food serving food in serving liquid transporting food

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.