dish

Shallow food container

Dish is the most generic term for a food container, especially one you eat out of or off of.

Dishes are what you wash when all the eating is done.

Before the eating, dishes are all the different things that have been prepared to eat.

When you dish out food, you remove individual servings from a pot (or dish).

In slang use, a dish is someone sexually attractive.

To dish the dirt is to gossip.

container

plate

Flat dish for food

tureen · ramekin · saucer · gravy boat · tagine · gratin · crockery · china · porcelain · stoneware

broadcasting

antenna

Broadcast signal receiver

transmission · network · cable · HDTV · digital · frequency · relay · transponder · alignment · installation

food

cuisine

Characteristic cooking style

delicacy · recipe · course · specialty · flavor · gourmet · serving · gastronomy · feast · banquet

gossip

scoop

First-reported story

  • dirtLoose dry earth
  • rumorUnconfirmed circulating story
  • scandalDisgraceful public affair

tea · lowdown · juicy · spill · inside information · tittle-tattle · hearsay · whisper · chatter · buzz

slang

babe

Affectionate partner name

hottie · dreamboat · bombshell · fox · beauty · heartthrob · catch · ten · doll · hunk

Categories
Opposites
tableware type

dishcup

Small drinking container

glass · mug · goblet · bowl · tumbler

ATTRACTIVENESS (slang)

dishdog

Domesticated barking mammal

eyesore · troll · uggo · plain Jane · beast

information sharing

dishwithhold

Refuse to give

conceal · keep secret · clam up · hold back · suppress

Phrases
Family

disk, dishes, disc, dished, dishwasher, dishing, discus, dishcloth, dishwater

Familiarity
Top 3,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G