01 n. A vessel, as a platter, a plate, a bowl, used for serving up food at the table.
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A vessel, as a platter, a plate, a bowl, used for serving up food at the table.“She brought forth butter in a lordly dish.” — Judg. v. 25.
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The food served in a dish; hence, any particular kind of food, especially prepared food; as, a cold dish; a warm dish; a delicious dish. “A dish fit for the gods.”“Home-home dishes that drive one from home.” — Hood.
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The state of being concave, or like a dish, or the degree of such concavity; as, the dish of a wheel.
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A hollow place, as in a field.
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A trough about 28 inches long, 4 deep, and 6 wide, in which ore is measured.(Mining)
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anything with a discoid and concave shape, like that of a dish.
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an electronic device with a concave reflecting surface which focuses reflected radio waves to or from a point, used as a receiving or transmitting antenna; also called dish antenna. The dish is often shaped as a paraboloid so as to achieve a high sensitivity and enable reception of weak signals when used as a receiving antenna, or to focus transmitted signals into a narrow beam when used as a transmitting antenna. Also: <ecol>dish antenna</ecol>
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a very attractive woman or young lady, especaially one sexually attractive; -- sometimes considered offensive and sexist; as, the departmental secretary is quite a dish.[slang]
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a favorite activity, or an activity at which one excels.[slang]
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the quantity that a dish will hold, or a dish filled with some material.
Phrases & compounds
satellite dish —
a dish antenna used to receive signals from or to transmit signals to a satellite which transmits or receives radio signals. In most common usage, it refers to small dish antennas used to receive television programs broadcast from geostationary satellites.