noun

dishes

dishes, meals

Please wash the dishes.

Please wash the dishes.

This restaurant serves delicious dishes.

This restaurant serves delicious dishes.

((sth.)) to refer to plates, bowls, etc., or prepared food Please wash the dishes.

Synonyms: plates, crockery; meals, cuisine

Plural of 'dish', from Latin 'discus' meaning 'plate' or 'quoit'.

Imagine a pile of dirty 'dishes' in the sink, or a menu full of delicious 'dishes' (meals).

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