Check Dictionary

Find out more about word, its definitions etc.

Valid in these dictionaries

TWL/NWL (Scrabble US/CA/TH)
SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK / ALL)
ENABLE (Words with Friends)

Meaning of dish

1 definition found

From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  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: {dish}, {dishful}]
      4: a very attractive or seductive looking woman [syn: {smasher},
         {stunner}, {knockout}, {beauty}, {ravisher}, {sweetheart},
         {peach}, {lulu}, {looker}, {mantrap}, {dish}]
      5: directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for
         microwave or radio frequency radiation [syn: {dish}, {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}, {dish}]
      2: make concave; shape like a dish

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

Use this dictionary checker to learn more about a word - find out its meaning and also make sure whether that word is a valid word in any of these dictionaries (used by popular word games). Here is the list of dictionaries it checks for :

OCTWL / TWL : The official dictionary for scrabble game in United States, Canada and Thailand.
SOWPODS / CSW : UK and the rest of the world uses this dictionary for various word games including scrabble.
ENABLE - This is the default dictionary for Words with Friends.

The dictionary checker is also good at solving any issue with a disputed word when you're playing scramble games gainst your friends or family members. As a bonus, you also learn new words while having fun!

Back to Word Unscrambler