Dish - Definition
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