cup of tea bag dish | an activity that you like or at which you are superior, chemistry is not my cup of tea, his bag now is learning to play golf, marriage was scarcely his dish |
War of Greek Independence | the Greeks rebelled against Turkish rule in , with the support of England and France and Russia they won independence in at Navarino (although the country included only half its present size) |
Greek partridge rock partridge Alectoris graeca | of mountainous areas of southern Europe |
alms dish alms tray | a tray for collecting the offering from a congregation |
butter dish | a small dish (often with a cover) for holding butter at the table |
chafing dish | a metal pan over a heater, used to cook or to keep things warm at the table |
dish | a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food, we gave them a set of dishes for a wedding present |
dish dish aerial dish antenna saucer | directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation |
dish rack | a rack for holding dishes as dishwater drains off of them |
dishtowel dish towel tea towel | a towel for drying dishes |
dishwasher dish washer dishwashing machine | a machine for washing dishes |
fret Greek fret Greek key key pattern | an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief), there was a simple fret at the top of the walls |
Greek cross | a cross with each of the four arms the same length |
Petri dish | a shallow dish used to culture bacteria |
serving dish | a dish used for serving food |
soap dish | a bathroom or kitchen fixture for holding a bar of soap |
solar dish solar collector solar furnace | a concave mirror that concentrates the rays of the sun, can produce high temperatures |
Greek architecture | the architecture of ancient Greece |
Greek alphabet | the alphabet used by ancient Greeks |
Greek mode | any of the descending diatonic scales in the music of classical Greece |
Greek Hellenic Hellenic language | the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages |
Modern Greek New Greek | the Greek language as spoken and written today |
Late Greek | the Greek language in the rd to th centuries |
Medieval Greek Middle Greek Byzantine Greek | the Greek language from about to AD |
Ancient Greek | the Greek language prior to the Roman Empire |
Attic Ionic Ionic dialect Classical Greek | the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia |
dish | a particular item of prepared food, she prepared a special dish for dinner |
side dish side order entremets | a dish that is served with, but is subordinate to, a main course |
deep-dish pie cobbler | a pie made of fruit with rich biscuit dough usually only on top of the fruit |
moussaka | casserole of eggplant and ground lamb with onion and tomatoes bound with white sauce and beaten eggs |
Greek mythology | the mythology of the ancient Greeks |
Greek Orthodox Church Greek Church | state church of Greece, an autonomous part of the Eastern Orthodox Church |
chorus Greek chorus | a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play |
Athens Athinai capital of Greece Greek capital | the capital and largest city of Greece, named after Athena (its patron goddess), in the th century BC ancient Athens was the world's most powerful and civilized city |
Greek deity | a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks |
Greek Catholic | a member of the Greek Orthodox Church |
Greek Hellene | a native or inhabitant of Greece |
b smasher stunner knockout beauty ravisher sweetheart peach lulu looker mantrap dish a b | a very attractive or seductive looking woman |
fenugreek Greek clover Trigonella foenumgraecum | annual herb or southern Europe and eastern Asia having off-white flowers and aromatic seeds used medicinally and in curry |
Jacob's ladder Greek valerian charity Polemonium caeruleum Polemonium van-bruntiae Polymonium caeruleum van-bruntiae | pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers |
Greek valerian Polemonium reptans | erect or spreading perennial of the eastern United States |
Greek monetary unit | monetary unit in Greece |
drachma Greek drachma | formerly the basic unit of money in Greece |
dish dishful | the quantity that a dish will hold, they served me a dish of rice |
Greek fire | a mixture used by Byzantine Greeks that was often shot at adversaries, catches fire when wetted |
dish | make concave, shape like a dish |
dish the dirt gossip | wag one's tongue, speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies, She won't dish the dirt |
serve serve up dish out dish up dish | provide (usually but not necessarily food), We serve meals for the homeless, She dished out the soup at P.M., The entertainers served up a lively show |
c distribute administer mete out deal parcel out lot dispense shell out deal out dish out allot dole out b | administer or bestow, as in small portions, administer critical remarks to everyone present, dole out some money, shell out pocket money for the children, deal a blow to someone, the machine dispenses soft drinks |
dished dish-shaped patelliform | shaped like a dish or pan |