| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To camber, curve, bow or twist.[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. Present participle conjugation of the verb dish.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (dish) | 1. Provide (usually but not necessarily food); "She dished out the soup at 8 P.M.".[Wordnet]. 2. Make concave; shape like a dish.[Wordnet]. 3. To put in a dish, ready for the table.[Websters]. 4. To make concave, or depress in the middle, like a dish; as, to dish a wheel by inclining the spokes.[Websters]. 5. To frustrate; to beat; to ruin.[Websters]. 6. Base verb from the following inflections: dishing, dished, dishes, disher, dishers, dishingly and dishedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective | 1. Dish-shaped; concave.[Websters]
2. Being jarring.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "DISHING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1825. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DISHING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Putting in a dish or dishes.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Metallurgy | The production of a shallow hollow component by forming a sheet between a punch and die. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] Present participle of dish. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: dish
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Alms dish | A tray for collecting the offering from a congregation. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon (Part I) | And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon is a two-part episode of the award-winning sitcom Frasier. (references) | ||
| Brain dish | Related projects are any form of electrode and neuron connections, including those of completely paralyzed individuals. The electrodes, typically in the form of a chip, directly sample the electrical signals in the neurons. Future applications of this technology have be imagined by science fiction publications for generations. (references) | ||
| Butter dish | A small dish (often with a cover) for holding butter at the table. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Chafing dish | 1: A dish or vessel for cooking on the table, or for keeping food warm, either by coals, by a lamp, or by hot water; a portable grate for coals. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| 2: A metal pan over a heater; used to cook or to keep things warm at the table. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | |||
| Clack dish | A dish with a movable lid, formerly carried by beggars, who clacked the lid to attract notice. --Shak. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Dish aerial | Directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Dish antenna | Directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Dish bitch | Dish bitch and the less derogatory dish monkey are slang phrases for an employee of a restaurant who washes dishware, typically a minimum wage position where workers are not well-treated. This is a common job for people who are new to the restaurant industry. (references) | ||
| Dish out | Provide (usually but not necessarily food). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Dish rack | A rack for holding dishes as dishwater drains off of them. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Dish the dirt | Wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies; "She won't dish the dirt". Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Dish towel | A towel for drying dishes. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Dish up | Provide (usually but not necessarily food). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Dish washer | A machine for washing dishes. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Inside Dish | Inside Dish is a show on the Food Network with chef Rachael Ray In each episode Ray chats with a celebrity as they cook (or eat at a restaurant.) The show premiered November 5, 2004. (references) | ||
| National dish | A national dish is a dish, food or a drink that represents a particular country, nation or region. It is usually something that is naturally made or popular in that country. (references) | ||
| Petri dish | A shallow dish used to culture bacteria. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Satellite dish | A satellite dish is a type of parabolic antenna designed with the specific purpose of transmitting signals to and/or receiving from satellites. A satellite dish is a particular type of microwave antenna. Satellite dishes come in varying sizes and designs, and are most commonly used to receive satellite television. (references) | ||
| Serving dish | A dish used for serving food. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Side dish | 1: One of the dishes subordinate to the main course. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| 2: A dish that is served with, but is subordinate to, a main course. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | |||
| Side dish | A side dish, sometimes referred to as a side order or simply a side, is a food item that accompanies the entrée or main course at a meal. A typical meal with a meat-based main dish might include one vegetable side dish, sometimes in the form of a salad, and one starch side dish, such as bread, potatoes, rice, or pasta. (references) | ||
| Signature dish | A signature dish is a recipe that identifies an individual chef. Ideally it should be unique and allow an informed gastronome to name the chef in a blind tasting. It can be thought of as the culinary equivalent of an artist finding their own style, or an author finding their own voice. In practice a chef's signature dish often changes with time or they may claim several signature dishes. (references) | ||
| Siling dish | A colander. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Soap dish | A bathroom or kitchen fixture for holding a bar of soap. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Solar dish | A concave mirror that concentrates the rays of the sun; can produce high temperatures. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Toll dish | A dish for measuring toll in mills. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| When You Dish Upon a Star | When You Dish Upon a Star is the fifth episode of The Simpsons' tenth season. It aired on November 8, 1998. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: DISHING
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Dishing of roadway | Transportation | The rise from the edges of a road to its crown, expressed as the vertical difference in level. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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Abbreviations & Acronyms: dish
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | ||||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field | |
| DISH | English | Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis | N/A | |
| DISH | Italian | Iperostosi vertebrale | Medicine | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | Top | |||
