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do the dishes

do the dish
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [doo stressed th ee dish]
    • /du stressed ði dɪʃ/
    • /duː ðə dɪʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [doo stressed th ee dish]
    • /du stressed ði dɪʃ/

Definitions of do the dishes words

  • intransitive verb do the dishes do the washing up, wash the dishes 1
  • phrase do the dishes If you do the dishes, you wash the dishes. 0
  • verb do the dishes (Intransitive Verb) To wash up dirty crockery, cutlery and dishes. 0
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Parts of speech for Do the dishes

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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do the dishes popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% 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".

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Synonyms for do the dishes

verb do the dishes

  • drench — to wet thoroughly; soak.
  • moisten — Wet slightly.
  • hose — a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point: a garden hose; a fire hose.
  • scrub — to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface in washing.
  • soak — to lie in and become saturated or permeated with water or some other liquid.
All 35 Synonyms of do the dishes

Antonyms for do the dishes

verb do the dishes

  • dry — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
  • dehydrate — When something such as food is dehydrated, all the water is removed from it, often in order to preserve it.
  • ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
  • dirty — soiled with dirt; foul; unclean: dirty laundry.
All 4 Antonyms of do the dishes

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