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- [disht]
- /dɪʃt/
- /dɪʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [disht]
- /dɪʃt/
Definitions of dished word
- adjective dished concave: a dished face. 1
- adjective dished Older Slang. exhausted; worn out. 1
- adjective dished (of a parallel pair of vehicle wheels) farther apart at the top than at the bottom. 1
- noun dished an open, relatively shallow container of pottery, glass, metal, wood, etc., used for various purposes, especially for holding or serving food. 1
- noun dished any container used at table: dirty dishes. 1
- noun dished the food served or contained in a dish: The meal consisted of several dishes. 1
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Origin of dished
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90; dish + -ed2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Dished
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dished popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
dished usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dished
verb dished
- lift — to move or bring (something) upward from the ground or other support to a higher position; hoist.
- lade — to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- draw — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- shovel — an implement consisting of a broad blade or scoop attached to a long handle, used for taking up, removing, or throwing loose matter, as earth, snow, or coal.
- handle — a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
adjective dished
- concave — A surface that is concave curves inwards in the middle.
Antonyms for dished
verb dished
- ascend — If you ascend a hill or staircase, you go up it.
- raise — to move to a higher position; lift up; elevate: to raise one's hand; sleepy birds raising their heads and looking about.
- conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
- hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- flush — a hand or set of cards all of one suit. Compare royal flush, straight flush.
noun dished
- hed — (journalism, slang) The headline of a news story.
See also
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