DISH: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DISH?

Need another word that means the same as “dish”? Find 60 synonyms and 30 related words for “dish” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Dish” are: bag, cup of tea, beauty, knockout, looker, lulu, mantrap, peach, ravisher, smasher, stunner, sweetheart, dishful, dish aerial, dish antenna, saucer, bowl, plate, soup plate, platter, salver, recipe, item of food, course, menu item, dishes, plates, cups and saucers, crockery, dinner service, tea service, belle, vision, charmer, enchantress, venus, goddess, beauty queen, english rose, picture, seductress, dish out, dish up, serve, serve up, destroy, put an end to, bring to an end, be the end of, end, extinguish, dash, quell, quash, ruin, wreck, shatter, smash, crush, scotch

Dish as a Noun

Definitions of "Dish" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “dish” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Concavity of a spoked wheel resulting from a difference in spoke tension on each side and consequent sideways displacement of the rim in relation to the hub.
• A shallow, concave receptacle, especially one intended to hold a particular substance.
• An activity that you like or at which you are superior.
• A thing that one enjoys or does well.
• A shallow, flat-bottomed container for cooking or serving food.
• A particular item of prepared food.
• A sexually attractive person.
• All the items that have been used in the preparation, serving, and eating of a meal.
• A piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food.
• The quantity that a dish will hold.
• Directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation.
• The food contained or served in a dish.
• A very attractive or seductive looking woman.
• A bowl-shaped radio aerial.
• Information which is not generally known or available.
• A particular variety or preparation of food served as part of a meal.

Synonyms of "Dish" as a noun (41 Words)

bag	A woman s handbag. He was romancing the old bag for her money.
beauty	An excellent example of something. The artistry and beauty of football.
beauty queen	The qualities that give pleasure to the senses.
belle	A young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals. The belle of the ball.
bowl	A large ball with finger holes used in the sport of bowling. The bowl of a spoon.
charmer	A person who charms others (usually by personal attractiveness. Joe who had been such a charmer had become irritable and lazy.
course	A sail on the lowest yards of a square-rigged ship. The course had only nine holes.
crockery	Tableware (eating and serving dishes) collectively.
cup of tea	The hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green.
cups and saucers	The quantity a cup will hold.
dinner service	The main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday.
dish aerial	An activity that you like or at which you are superior.
dish antenna	A very attractive or seductive looking woman.
dishes	The quantity that a dish will hold. We gave them a set of dishes for a wedding present.
dishful	The quantity that a dish will hold.
enchantress	A woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive.
english rose	The people of England.
goddess	A woman who is greatly admired, especially for her beauty. He had an affair with a screen goddess.
item of food	A whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection.
knockout	A very attractive or seductive looking woman. A knockout blow.
looker	A person with a specified appearance. It depends on whether you are a listener a looker or a doer.
lulu	An outstanding example of a particular type of person or thing. As far as nightmares went this one was a lulu.
mantrap	A very attractive or seductive looking woman.
menu item	The dishes making up a meal.
peach	A pinkish yellow colour like that of a peach. It was another peach of a day.
picture	A representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material. She was the picture of despair.
plate	A main course served on a plate. He pushed his empty plate to one side and sipped his wine.
plates	The quantity contained in a plate. A vegetable plate.
platter	A quantity of food served on a platter. His son s fascination with a Jimi Hendrix collection prompted him to dig out some old platters.
ravisher	Someone who assaults others sexually.
recipe	A medical prescription. Sky high interest rates are a recipe for disaster.
salver	A tray, typically one made of silver and used in formal circumstances.
saucer	Directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation.
seductress	A woman who seduces.
smasher	A person who smashes something. The night nurse was a smasher.
soup plate	An unfortunate situation.
stunner	An unexpected and amazing event. The stunner was what happened on Saturday.
sweetheart	Used as a term of endearment or affectionate form of address. The government has long extended sweetheart contracts to corporations in exchange for services.
tea service	A tropical evergreen shrub or small tree extensively cultivated in e.g. China and Japan and India; source of tea leaves.
venus	The second nearest planet to the sun; it is peculiar in that its rotation is slow and retrograde (in the opposite sense of the Earth and all other planets except Uranus); it is visible from Earth as an early `morning star’ or an `evening star.
vision	The images seen on a television screen. He had visions of becoming the Elton John of his time.

Usage Examples of "Dish" as a noun

• If he has the real dish I wish he'd tell us.
• They served me a dish of rice.
• She prepared a special dish for dinner.
• As a public relations man this was my dish and the campaign was right up my street.
• Other channels are available with a larger dish.
• I gather he's quite a dish.
• Marriage was scarcely his dish.
• The cats' water dish.
• An ovenproof dish.
• Fresh fish dishes.
• We gave them a set of dishes for a wedding present.
• A dish of sauté potatoes.
• I left the children to do the dishes.

Dish as a Verb

Definitions of "Dish" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “dish” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Utterly destroy, confound, or defeat.
• Provide (usually but not necessarily food.
• Gossip or share information, especially information of an intimate or scandalous nature.
• Make concave; shape like a dish.
• Give concavity to (a wheel) by tensioning the spokes.

Synonyms of "Dish" as a verb (19 Words)

be the end of	Spend or use time.
bring to an end	Induce or persuade.
crush	Crush or bruise. He crushed the paper in his hands.
dash	Destroy or frustrate (hopes or expectations. Dashed ambitions and hopes.
destroy	Destroy completely damage irreparably. The fire destroyed the house.
dish out	Provide (usually but not necessarily food.
dish up	Provide (usually but not necessarily food.
end	Bring to an end or halt. The surfaced road ends at the farm.
extinguish	Extinguish by crushing. Firemen were soaking everything to extinguish the blaze.
put an end to	Arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events.
quash	Put down by force or intimidation. The government quashes any attempt of an uprising.
quell	Suppress (a feeling. Extra police were called to quell the disturbance.
ruin	Fall into ruin. The castle was ruined when dynamite was used to demolish one of the corner towers.
scotch	Decisively put an end to. He soon scotched himself against a wall.
serve	Act as a server at the celebration of the Eucharist. He said his lawyer would serve a writ to the multinational corporation within a week.
serve up	Put the ball into play.
shatter	Upset (someone) greatly. The news of her husband s death shattered her life.
smash	Reduce to bankruptcy. Burglars smashed in the steel shutters.
wreck	Involve someone in a shipwreck. My letters were in one of the vessels that wreck d.

Usage Examples of "Dish" as a verb

• She dished out the soup at 8 P.M.
• I don't think I dished the wheel correctly—there's a rubbing sound.
• The election interview dished Labour's chances.
• Groups gather to brag about babies and dish about romances.
• This tool accurately checks for proper dishing of a wheel.

Associations of "Dish" (30 Words)

bowl	A large ball with finger holes used in the sport of bowling. The bowl of a spoon.
chinaware	Dishware made of high quality porcelain.
chopstick	One of a pair of slender sticks used as oriental tableware to eat food with.
concavity	The state or quality of being concave. The concavity of her stomach.
crockery	Plates, dishes, cups, and other similar items, especially ones made of earthenware or china.
cuisine	Food cooked in a certain way. We spent the evening sampling the local cuisine.
cup	Treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient s skin. Bees filled the waxen cups with honey.
dinner	A party of people assembled to have dinner together. Guests should never be late to a dinner party.
epicure	A person who takes particular pleasure in fine food and drink. They see themselves as epicures delighting in food that is properly prepared.
fork	Shape like a fork. The road forks.
furbish	Brighten up (a weapon) by polishing it. I needed until August to fully furbish the two front rooms.
gastronome	A gourmet. Gastronomes will be fascinated by this guide to French cooking.
gourmet	Of a kind or standard suitable for a gourmet. A gourmet meal.
gustatory	Concerned with tasting or the sense of taste. Gustatory delights.
ingredient	Any of the foods or substances that are combined to make a particular dish. Humor an effective ingredient of a speech.
ladle	Serve soup stew or sauce with a ladle. Ladle the water out of the bowl.
meal	The food eaten during a meal. A bar serving light meals.
plate	Inoculate cells or infective material on to a culture plate especially with the object of isolating a particular strain of microorganisms or estimating viable cell numbers. She lifted the plate in victory.
porcelain	Porcelain articles collectively. The paintings porcelains and prints that go on the block.
potluck	Whatever happens to be available especially when offered to an unexpected guest or when brought by guests and shared by all. Having arrived unannounced we had to take potluck.
receptacle	An electrical socket. Fast food receptacles.
saucer	Directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation.
silverware	Dishes, containers, or cutlery made of or coated with silver, or made of a material resembling silver.
spatula	An implement with a broad, flat, blunt blade, used for mixing and spreading things, especially in cooking and painting.
spoon	The contents of a spoon. Spoon the sauce over the roast.
tableware	Articles for use at the table (dishes and silverware and glassware.
toothpick	Pick consisting of a small strip of wood or plastic; used to pick food from between the teeth.
tray	A flat, shallow container with a raised rim, typically used for carrying food and drink, or for holding small items or loose material. They ate supper off a tray in front of the fire.
tureen	A deep covered dish from which soup is served.
utensil	A tool, container, or other article, especially for household use. Kitchen utensils.