1.  dish(n = noun.artifact) - 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"
is a kind of container, crockery, dishware
has particulars: bowl, butter dish, casserole, coquille, boat, gravy boat, gravy holder, sauceboat, petri dish, ramekin, ramequin, serving dish, sugar bowl, watch glass
Derived form verb dish₁

2.  dish(n = noun.food) - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner"
is a kind of aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, sustenance, victuals
is a part of meal, repast
has parts: topping, fixings, ingredient, sauce
has particulars: piece de resistance, adobo, entremets, side dish, side order, special, casserole, soup, stew, paella, viand, mousse, pudding, custard, turnover, timbale, fish finger, fish stick, buffalo wing, barbecued wing, barbecue, barbeque, biriani, biryani, escalope de veau orloff, saute, cake, patty, veal parmesan, veal parmigiana, veal cordon bleu, sandwich plate, snack food, salad, curry, apple sauce, applesauce, boiled egg, coddled egg, dropped egg, poached egg, scrambled eggs, deviled egg, stuffed egg, baked egg, egg en cocotte, shirred egg, omelet, omelette, souffle, fried egg, coq au vin, chicken provencale, chicken and rice, moo goo gai pan, bacon and eggs, barbecued spareribs, spareribs, beef bourguignonne, boeuf bourguignonne, beef wellington, filet de boeuf en croute, bitok, boiled dinner, new england boiled dinner, boston baked beans, bubble and squeak, pasta, belgian beef stew, carbonnade flamande, chicken marengo, chicken cordon bleu, maryland chicken, chicken paprika, chicken paprikash, tetrazzini, chicken kiev, chili, chili con carne, chop suey, chow mein, coquille, coquilles saint-jacques, croquette, cottage pie, rissole, dolmas, stuffed grape leaves, egg roll, spring roll, eggs benedict, enchilada, falafel, felafel, fish and chips, fondu, fondue, fondu, fondue, french toast, chinese fried rice, fried rice, frittata, frog legs, galantine, fish ball, gefilte fish, haggis, ham and eggs, hash, jambalaya, kabob, kebab, shish kebab, kedgeree, seafood newburg, lobster thermidor, lutefisk, lutfisk, macedoine, meatball, meat loaf, meatloaf, moussaka, osso buco, pheasant under glass, pilaf, pilaff, pilau, pilaw, pizza, pizza pie, poi, pork and beans, porridge, potpie, rijstafel, rijstaffel, rijsttaffel, italian rice, risotto, roulade, salisbury steak, sauerbraten, sauerkraut, scallopine, scallopini, scampi, scotch egg, scotch woodcock, scrapple, spaghetti and meatballs, spanish rice, cannibal mound, steak tartare, tartar steak, pepper steak, pepper steak, peppered steak, steak au poivre, beef stroganoff, stuffed cabbage, kishke, stuffed derma, stuffed peppers, hot stuffed tomato, stuffed tomato, cold stuffed tomato, stuffed tomato, succotash, sukiyaki, sashimi, sushi, swiss steak, tamale, tamale pie, tempura, teriyaki, terrine, rarebit, welsh rabbit, welsh rarebit, schnitzel, wiener schnitzel, taco, burrito, tostada, frijoles refritos, refried beans, couscous, ramekin, ramequin, mold, mould
Derived form verb dish₁

3.  dish(n = noun.quantity) dishful - the quantity that a dish will hold; "they served me a dish of rice"
is a kind of containerful
Derived form verb dish₁

4.  dish(n = noun.person) beauty, knockout, looker, lulu, mantrap, peach, ravisher, smasher, stunner, sweetheart - a very attractive or seductive looking woman;
is a kind of adult female, woman
Derived form adjective dishy₁

5.  dish(n = noun.artifact) dish aerial, dish antenna, saucer - directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation;
is a kind of directional antenna
is a part of microwave radar, radar, radio detection and ranging, radiolocation, radio reflector, radio telescope
has particulars: scanner

6.  dish(n = noun.act) bag, cup of tea - 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"
is a kind of activity

1.  dish(v = verb.consumption) dish out, dish up, serve, serve up - 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"
is one way to cater, ply, provide, supply
Derived forms noun dish₁, noun dish₂, noun dish₃
Sample sentences: The chefs dish the vegetables

2.  dish(v = verb.change) - make concave; shape like a dish;
is one way to form, shape
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

dish, n. & v.
--n.
1 a a shallow, usu. flat-bottomed container for cooking or serving food, made of glass, ceramics, metal, etc. b the food served in a dish (all the dishes were delicious). c a particular kind of food (a meat dish).
2 (in pl.) dirty plates, cutlery, cooking pots, etc. after a meal.
3 a a dish-shaped receptacle, object, or cavity. b = satellite dish.
4 sl. a sexually attractive person.
--v.tr.
1 put (food) into a dish ready for serving.
2 colloq. a outmanoeuvre. b Brit. destroy (one's hopes, chances, etc.).
3 make concave or dish-shaped.

Idiom:
dish out sl. distribute, esp. carelessly or indiscriminately. dish up
1 serve or prepare to serve (food).
2 colloq. seek to present (facts, argument, etc.) attractively.

Derivative:
dishful n. (pl. -fuls). dishlike adj.

Etymology:
OE disc plate, bowl (with Gmc and ON cognates) f. L discus DISC

VB  be destroyed, perish, fall to the ground, tumble, topple, go to pieces, fall to pieces, break up, crumble to dust, go to the dogs, go to the wall, go to smash, go to shivers, go to wreck, go to pot, go to wrack and ruin, go by the board, go all to smash, be all over, be all up, be all with, totter to its fall, destroy, do away with, make away with, nullify, annual, sacrifice, demolish, tear up, overturn, overthrow, overwhelm, upset, subvert, put an end to, seal the doom of, do in, do for, dish, undo, break up, cut up, break down, cut down, pull down, mow down, blow down, beat down, suppress, quash, put down, do a job on, cut short, take off, blot out, dispel, dissipate, dissolve, consume, smash, crash, quell, squash, squelch, crumple up, shatter, shiver, batter to pieces, tear to pieces, crush to pieces, cut to pieces, shake to pieces, pull to pieces, pick to pieces, laniate, nip, tear to rags, tear to tatters, crush to atoms, knock to atoms, ruin, strike out, throw over, knock down over, fell, sink, swamp, scuttle, wreck, shipwreck, engulf, ingulf, submerge, lay in ashes, lay in ruins, sweep away, erase, wipe out, expunge, raze, level with the dust, level with the ground, waste, atomize, vaporize, deal destruction, desolate, devastate, lay waste, ravage gut, disorganize, dismantle, devour, swallow up, sap, mine, blast, bomb, blow to smithereens, drop the big one, confound, exterminate, extinguish, quench, annihilate, snuff out, put out, stamp out, trample out, lay in the dust, trample in the dust, prostrate, tread under foot, crush under foot, trample under foot, lay the ax to the root of, make short work of, make clean sweep of, make mincemeat of, cut up root and branch, chop into pieces, cut into ribbons, fling to the winds, scatter to the winds, throw overboard, strike at the root of, sap the foundations of, spring a mine, blow up, ravage with fire and sword, cast to the dogs, eradicate.

N  receptacle, inclosure, recipient, receiver, reservatory, compartment, cell, cellule, follicle, hole, corner, niche, recess, nook, crypt, stall, pigeonhole, cove, oriel, cave, capsule, vesicle, cyst, pod, calyx, cancelli, utricle, bladder, pericarp, udder, stomach, paunch, venter, ventricle, crop, craw, maw, gizzard, breadbasket, mouth, pocket, pouch, fob, sheath, scabbard, socket, bag, sac, sack, saccule, wallet, cardcase, scrip, poke, knit, knapsack, haversack, sachel, satchel, reticule, budget, net, ditty bag, ditty box, housewife, hussif, saddlebags, portfolio, quiver, chest, box, coffer, caddy, case, casket, pyx, pix, caisson, desk, bureau, reliquary, trunk, portmanteau, band-box, valise, grip, grip sack, skippet, vasculum, boot, imperial, vache, cage, manger, rack, vessel, vase, bushel, barrel, canister, jar, pottle, basket, pannier, buck-basket, hopper, maund, creel, cran, crate, cradle, bassinet, wisket, whisket, jardiniere, corbeille, hamper, dosser, dorser, tray, hod, scuttle, utensil, brazier, cuspidor, spittoon, cistern, vat, caldron, barrel, cask, drum, puncheon, keg, rundlet, tun, butt, cag, firkin, kilderkin, carboy, amphora, bottle, jar, decanter, ewer, cruse, caraffe, crock, kit, canteen, flagon, demijohn, flask, flasket, stoup, noggin, vial, phial, cruet, caster, urn, epergne, salver, patella, tazza, patera, pig gin, big gin, tyg, nipperkin, pocket pistol, tub, bucket, pail, skeel, pot, tankard, jug, pitcher, mug, pipkin, galipot, gallipot, matrass, receiver, retort, alembic, bolthead, capsule, can, kettle, bowl, basin, jorum, punch bowl, cup, goblet, chalice, tumbler, glass, rummer, horn, saucepan, skillet, posnet, tureen, beaker, flask, Erlenmeyer flask, Florence flask, round-bottom flask, graduated cylinder, test tube, culture tube, pipette, Pasteur pipette, disposable pipette, syringe, vial, carboy, vacuum flask, Petri dish, microtiter tray, centrifuge tube, bail, beaker, billy, canakin, catch basin, catch drain, chatti, lota, mussuk, schooner, spider, terrine, toby, urceus, plate, platter, dish, trencher, calabash, porringer, potager, saucer, pan, crucible, glassware, tableware, vitrics, compote, gravy boat, creamer, sugar bowl, butter dish, mug, pitcher, punch bowl, chafing dish, shovel, trowel, spoon, spatula, ladle, dipper, tablespoon, watch glass, thimble, closet, commode, cupboard, cellaret, chiffonniere, locker, bin, bunker, buffet, press, clothespress, safe, sideboard, drawer, chest of drawers, chest on chest, highboy, lowboy, till, scrutoire, secretary, secretaire, davenport, bookcase, cabinet, canterbury, escritoire, etagere, vargueno, vitrine, chamber, apartment, room, cabin, office, court, hall, atrium, suite of rooms, apartment, flat, story, saloon, salon, parlor, by-room, cubicle, presence chamber, sitting room, best room, keeping room, drawing room, reception room, state room, gallery, cabinet, closet, pew, box, boudoir, adytum, sanctum, bedroom, dormitory, refectory, dining room, salle-a-manger, nursery, schoolroom, library, study, studio, billiard room, smoking room, den, stateroom, tablinum, tenement, bath room, bathroom, toilet, lavatory, powder room, john, jakes, necessary, loo, men's room, ladies' room, rest room, (uncleanness), 653 attic, loft, garret, cockloft, clerestory, cellar, vault, hold, cockpit, cubbyhole, cook house, entre-sol, mezzanine floor, ground floor, rez-de-chaussee, basement, kitchen, pantry, bawarchi-khana, scullery, offices, storeroom, lumber room, dairy, laundry, coach house, garage, hangar, outhouse, penthouse, lean-to, portico, porch, stoop, stope, veranda, patio, lanai, terrace, deck, lobby, court, courtyard, hall, vestibule, corridor, passage, breezeway, ante room, ante chamber, lounge, piazza, veranda, conservatory, greenhouse, bower, arbor, summerhouse, alcove, grotto, hermitage, lodging, bed, carriage, capsular, saccular, sacculated, recipient, ventricular, cystic, vascular, vesicular, cellular, camerated, locular, multilocular, polygastric, marsupial, siliquose, siliquous.

N  food, eating, deglutition, gulp, epulation, mastication, manducation, rumination, gluttony, hippophagy, ichthyophagy, (appetite), mouth, jaws, mandible, mazard, gob, chops, drinking, potation, draught, libation, carousal, drunkenness, food, pabulum, aliment, nourishment, nutriment, sustenance, sustentation, sustention, nurture, subsistence, provender, corn, feed, fodder, provision, ration, keep, commons, board, commissariat, prey, forage, pasture, pasturage, fare, cheer, diet, dietary, regimen, belly timber, staff of life, bread, bread and cheese, comestibles, eatables, victuals, edibles, ingesta, grub, grubstake, prog, meat, bread, bread stuffs, cerealia, cereals, viands, cates, delicacy, dainty, creature comforts, contents of the larder, fleshpots, festal board, ambrosia, good cheer, good living, beef, bisquit, bun, cornstarch, cookie, cooky, cracker, doughnut, fatling, hardtack, hoecake, hominy, mutton, pilot bread, pork, roti, rusk, ship biscuit, veal, joint, piece de resistance, roast and boiled, remove, entremet, releve, hash, rechauffe, stew, ragout, fricassee, mince, pottage, potage, broth, soup, consomme, puree, spoonmeat, pie, pasty, volauvent, pudding, omelet, pastry, sweets, kickshaws, condiment, appetizer, hors d'oeuvre, main course, entree, alligator pear, apple, apple slump, artichoke, ashcake, griddlecake, pancake, flapjack, atole, avocado, banana, beche de mer, barbecue, beefsteak, beet root, blackberry, blancmange, bloater, bouilli, bouillon, breadfruit, chop suey, chowder, chupatty, clam, compote, damper, fish, frumenty, grapes, hasty pudding, ice cream, lettuce, mango, mangosteen, mince pie, oatmeal, oyster, pineapple, porridge, porterhouse steak, salmis, sauerkraut, sea slug, sturgeon ("Albany beef"), succotash, supawn, trepang, vanilla, waffle, walnut, table, cuisine, bill of fare, menu, table d'hote, ordinary, entree, meal, repast, feed, spread, mess, dish, plate, course, regale, regalement, refreshment, entertainment, refection, collation, picnic, feast, banquet, junket, breakfast, lunch, luncheon, dejeuner, bever, tiffin, dinner, supper, snack, junk food, fast food, whet, bait, dessert, potluck, table d'hote, dejeuner a la fourchette, hearty meal, square meal, substantial meal, full meal, blowout, light refreshment, bara, chotahazri, bara khana, mouthful, bolus, gobbet, morsel, sop, sippet, drink, beverage, liquor, broth, soup, potion, dram, draught, drench, swill, nip, sip, sup, gulp, wine, spirits, liqueur, beer, ale, malt liquor, Sir John Barleycorn, stingo, heavy wet, grog, toddy, flip, purl, punch, negus, cup, bishop, wassail, gin, coffee, chocolate, cocoa, tea, the cup that cheers but not inebriates, bock beer, lager beer, Pilsener beer, schenck beer, Brazil tea, cider, claret, ice water, mate, mint julep, near beer, 2 beer, non- alcoholic beverage, eating house, diner, hippophage, glutton, eatable, edible, esculent, comestible, alimentary, cereal, cibarious, dietetic, culinary, nutritive, nutritious, gastric, succulent, potable, potulent, bibulous, omnivorous, carnivorous, herbivorous, granivorous, graminivorous, phytivorous, ichthyivorous, omophagic, omophagous, pantophagous, phytophagous, xylophagous, across the walnuts and the wine, blessed hour of our dinners!, now good digestion wait on appetite, and health on both!, who can cloy the hungry edge of appetite?.

alms dish, butter dish, chafing dish, compote dish, dish aerial, dish antenna, dish out, dish rack, dish the dirt, dish towel, dish up, dish washer, petri dish, serving dish, side dish, soap dish, solar dish