Phrase guide

dish rack

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A perforated rack on which washed dishes, etc. may be placed in order to dry.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

a rack for holding dishes as dishwater drains off of them

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: rack

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: сушилник (sušilnik) — a perforated rack on which washed dishes may be placed in order to dry
  • Bulgarian: отцедник (otcednik) — a perforated rack on which washed dishes may be placed in order to dry
  • Finnish: astiankuivausteline — a perforated rack on which washed dishes may be placed in order to dry
  • French: égouttoir — a perforated rack on which washed dishes may be placed in order to dry
  • German: Geschirrständer — a perforated rack on which washed dishes may be placed in order to dry
  • German: Abtropfgestell — a perforated rack on which washed dishes may be placed in order to dry
  • Polish: suszarka do naczyń — a perforated rack on which washed dishes may be placed in order to dry
  • Portuguese: escorredor — a perforated rack on which washed dishes may be placed in order to dry
  • Russian: суши́лка для посу́ды (sušílka dlja posúdy) — a perforated rack on which washed dishes may be placed in order to dry
  • Spanish: escurridor — a perforated rack on which washed dishes may be placed in order to dry
  • Spanish: escurreplatos — a perforated rack on which washed dishes may be placed in order to dry
  • Spanish: secaplatos — a perforated rack on which washed dishes may be placed in order to dry
  • Swedish: diskställ — a perforated rack on which washed dishes may be placed in order to dry