dish (n.)

  1. 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'

  2. a particular item of prepared food; she prepared a special dish for dinner'

  3. the quantity that a dish will hold; they served me a dish of rice

    [ Syn: dishful ]

  4. a very attractive or seductive looking woman

    [ Syn: smasher , stunner , knockout , beauty , ravisher , sweetheart , peach , lulu , looker , mantrap ]

  5. directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation

    [ Syn: dish aerial , dish antenna , saucer ]

  6. 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

    [ Syn: cup of tea , bag ]

    dish (v.)

  1. provide (usually but not necessarily food); We serve meals for the homeless; She dished out the soup at 8 P.M.; The entertainers served up a lively show

    [ Syn: serve , serve up , dish out , dish up ]

  2. make concave; shape like a dish

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