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Synonyms for dish

26 synonyms
1 antonym
5 meanings

noun
verb

Most common

beauty knock-out man-trap peach plate platter bowl saucer

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Peach

peach, beauty, knock-out, man-trap, stunner, smasher, looker, sweetheart, ravisher, lulu slang

2. Plate — the contents of such a vessel

plate, platter, plateful, cover, dishful

3. Cup of tea — something that fits someone's tastes, interests, or abilities

cup of tea, bag

4. Fox — A sexually attractive person

Other

bowl, saucer, receptacle

Verb

1. Serve

serve, serve up, help

Other

Antonyms

All antonyms of dish →

Definitions

n. 1
The contents of such a vessel.
n. 2
Something that fits someone's tastes, interests, or abilities.
Going to the club is not my dish.
n. 3
A sexually attractive person.
v. 1
To put in a dish or dishes; serve, usually food.

Related words

Word family: dishclout dish-faced dishrag dishtowel dishware dishwasher dishwashing dishy
Phrases: dish out dish up dish rack side dish dish antenna dish bitch dish dog dish drainer

Forms

Plural: dishes → peaches, beauties, knock-outs, man-traps…
Past participle: dished
e.g. dished → served, helpt…

Example sentences

beauty The beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes.
peach The Old English for "peach tree" is "persoctrēow".
plate Does the license plate of your car begin with ABC?
platter Benedito's restaurant has a dessert tasting platter.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
dish		rising
beauty		rising
peach		steady
plate		falling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: bag¹, fox¹
4 letters: help¹, bowl¹, babe¹, lulu²
5 letters: cover², serve¹, plate¹, peach¹
6 letters: beauty², saucer², looker²
7 letters: platter², stunner², smasher², dishful
8 letters: plateful, ravisher
10 letters: sweetheart², receptacle⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lulu² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: mets
Italiano: piatto
Deutsch: Speise