dish washing

Suds and scrubbing

Dish washing is the cleaning of plates, utensils, pots, and other kitchenware after meals.

The task can be done by hand with soap and water or by machine.

Dish washing duty rotates among the roommates.

The compound also appears as one word or hyphenated: dishwashing, dish-washing.

Related

scrub brush · sponge · sink · dirty · plates · cups · faucet · drying · rack · bubbles · hot water · greasy · soaking · detergent · warm · wet · glasses · pots

Categories
Opposites
cleanliness state

dish washingmaking a mess

eating · cooking · food preparation

domestic task cycle

dish washingcooking

Preparing food with heat

meal preparation · food prep · setting the table · serving · plating

action vs. inaction

dish washingprocrastinating

Postponing what needs doing

idleness

Family

dish, washing, dishes, dished, dishing, dishy, wash, washes, washed

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G