noun
Meaning 1
plural of dish
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
dishes
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈdɪʃɪz/
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US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɪʃɪz
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CMU ARPABET: D IH1 SH AH0 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: D IH1 SH IH0 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Dishwashing
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Examples
- After dinner they had to do the dishes.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
third-person singular simple present indicative of dish
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: escurada — dishwashing
- Chinese Mandarin: 洗碗 (xǐwǎn) — dishwashing
- Dutch: afwas — dishwashing
- French: vaisselle — dishwashing
- German: Abwasch — dishwashing
- German: Aufwasch — dishwashing
- German: Abwäsche — dishwashing
- German: Abwaschen — dishwashing
- Japanese: 食器洗い (shokkiarai) — dishwashing
- Japanese: 皿洗い (saraarai) — dishwashing
- Korean: 설거지 (seolgeoji) — dishwashing
- Polish: naczynia — dishwashing
- Russian: мытьё посу́ды (mytʹjó posúdy) — dishwashing
- Swedish: disk — dishwashing
Real reading context