dishpans
Kitchen soaking vessels
Dishpans are large, shallow basins used for washing dishes by hand.
Before built-in kitchen sinks became standard, the dishpan was essential household equipment—filled with soapy water and set on a counter or table.
The word persists in dishpan hands, meaning hands dried and roughened from prolonged exposure to wash water.
Completely saturated with liquid
- scrubbingCleaning by rubbing hard
- rinsingClearing with water
- sudsyFull of lather
- detergentChemical cleaning agent
sponge · washcloth · dirty dishes · handwashing · cleanup · greasy · crusty · sanitizing
Concave water receptacle
- sinkBasin with drain
- washbasinFixed bowl for washing
- tubOpen washing basin
- bucketOpen-top carrying vessel
enamelware · plastic · rectangular · oval · galvanized · soaking · scrubbing · rinse
Designated outdoor lodging area
- outdoor cookingPreparing food outdoors
- portableAble to be carried
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
- collapsibleAble to compress compactly
enamel · aluminum · campfire · roughing it · backcountry · RV · caravan · picnic
soaking
Completely saturated with liquid
detergent · sponge · washcloth · dirty dishes · handwashing · cleanup · greasy · crusty · sanitizing · draining
basin
Concave water receptacle
bucket · enamelware · plastic · rectangular · oval · galvanized · soaking · scrubbing · rinse · drainboard
campsite
Designated outdoor lodging area
- outdoor cookingPreparing food outdoors
- portableAble to be carried
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
collapsible · enamel · aluminum · campfire · roughing it · backcountry · RV · caravan · picnic · field kitchen
- dishpan handsIrritated skin from detergent