noun
Meaning 1
A machine for washing dishes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- load the dishwasher
Meaning relationships
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noun
A machine for washing dishes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Someone who washes dishes, especially one hired to wash dishes in a restaurant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: dishy
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A European bird, the wagtail.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Cornwall, UK, dialectal
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noun
A bird, the restless flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia
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noun
a machine for washing dishes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: dish washer, dishwashing machine
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: white goods
noun
someone who washes dishes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
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Broader terms: laborer, manual laborer, labourer, jack
History
From Middle English dysche wescheare, equivalent to dish + washer.
Across languages
148 source translations are retained for this English entry.