does the dishes
Washes the plates
To do the dishes is to wash, rinse, and dry the plates, utensils, and cookware used in preparing and eating a meal.
The phrase covers the full cleanup process whether done by hand or by loading a dishwasher: I cook, she does the dishes.
The task is a common point of negotiation in household chore division.
- dishwasherAppliance that cleans cookware
- kitchen sinkBuilt-in basin for washing
- sinkBasin with drain
- scrubbingCleaning by rubbing hard
- cupSmall drinking container
drying · drying off · cooking · pot · water · plate · rinsing · bowl · degreasing · soap · water conservation · sweeping · sponge · pan · setting the table · shared responsibility · division of labor · sanitizing