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dishwater

dish·wa·ter
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dish-waw-ter, -wot-er]
    • /ˈdɪʃˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər/
    • /ˈdɪʃˌwɔː.tər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dish-waw-ter, -wot-er]
    • /ˈdɪʃˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər/

Definitions of dishwater word

  • noun dishwater water in which dishes are, or have been, washed. 1
  • idioms dishwater dull as dishwater / ditchwater, extremely dull; boring. 1
  • noun dishwater Dirty water in which dishes have been washed. 1
  • noun dishwater water in which dishes are washed 1
  • uncountable noun dishwater Dishwater is water that dishes, pans, and cutlery have been washed in. 0
  • noun dishwater water in which dishes and kitchen utensils are or have been washed 0

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Origin of dishwater

First appearance:

before 1475
One of the 25% oldest English words
First recorded in 1475-85; dish + water

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Parts of speech for Dishwater

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

dishwater popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for dishwater

noun dishwater

  • porridge — a food made of oatmeal, or some other meal or cereal, boiled to a thick consistency in water or milk.
  • puree — a cooked food, especially a vegetable or fruit, that has been put through a sieve, blender, or the like.
  • concoction — A concoction is something that has been made out of several things mixed together.
  • distillation — the volatilization or evaporation and subsequent condensation of a liquid, as when water is boiled in a retort and the steam is condensed in a cool receiver.
  • fluid — a substance, as a liquid or gas, that is capable of flowing and that changes its shape at a steady rate when acted upon by a force tending to change its shape.

Top questions with dishwater

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