Overview of noun dish

The noun dish has 6 senses

• dish -- (a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food; "we gave them a set of dishes for a wedding present")


• dish -- (a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner")


• dish, dishful -- (the quantity that a dish will hold; "they served me a dish of rice")


• smasher, stunner, knockout, beauty, ravisher, sweetheart, peach, lulu, looker, mantrap, dish -- (a very attractive or seductive looking woman)


• dish, dish aerial, dish antenna, saucer -- (directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation)


• cup of tea, bag, dish -- (an activity that you like or at which you are superior; "chemistry is not my cup of tea"; "his bag now is learning to play golf"; "marriage was scarcely his dish")

Overview of verb dish

The verb dish has 2 senses

• serve, serve up, dish out, dish up, dish -- (provide (usually but not necessarily food); "We serve meals for the homeless"; "She dished out the soup at 8 P.M."; "The entertainers served up a lively show")


• dish -- (make concave; shape like a dish)