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DISH





Definition:

  1. [noun] 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"

  2. [noun] a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner"

  3. [noun] the quantity that a dish will hold; "they served me a dish of rice"
    Synonyms: ful

  4. [noun] a very attractive or seductive looking woman
    Synonyms: smasher, stunner, knockout, beauty, ravisher, sweetheart, peach, lulu, looker, mantrap

  5. [noun] directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation
    Synonyms: aerial, antenna, saucer

  6. [noun] 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"
    Synonyms: cup of tea, bag

  7. [verb] 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"
    Synonyms: serve, serve up, out, up

  8. [verb] make concave; shape like a dish

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