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 |
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 |
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 |
favorite favourite | something regarded with special favor or liking, that book is one of my favorites |
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 |
darling favorite favourite pet dearie deary ducky | a special loved one |
frontunner favorite favourite | a competitor thought likely to win |
b smasher stunner knockout beauty ravisher sweetheart peach lulu looker mantrap dish a b | a very attractive or seductive looking woman |
dish dishful | the quantity that a dish will hold, they served me a dish of rice |
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 |
wash up do the dishes | wash dishes, I cook and my husband washes up after dinner |
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 |
favored favorite(a) favourite(a) best-loved pet preferred preferent | preferred above all others and treated with partiality, the favored child |
favorite favourite | appealing to the general public, a favorite tourist attraction |