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"
directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation
"The satellite installer adjusted the dish to ensure it was perfectly aligned with the signal tower."
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"
A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle.
"The doctor explained that my chronic lower back pain was likely caused by DISH, a condition where bone tissue forms along the spine's ligaments."
Abbreviation of diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis.
In plain English: A dish is a bowl or plate used for holding food.
"I washed the dirty dishes after dinner."
Usage: Use "dish" to refer to a shallow container for serving food or a specific meal served on such a container. Do not use it as an abbreviation for the medical condition diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis, which is unrelated to this common meaning.
make concave; shape like a dish
"The strong wind blew the sand across the dunes until it shaped the ground into a perfect dish around the old oak tree."
To put in a dish or dishes; serve, usually food.
"The chef carefully plated each course before bringing them to the table."
In plain English: To dish means to serve food onto plates for people to eat.
"She decided to dish out some fresh salad for the guests."
Usage: Use "dish" as a verb to mean serving food onto plates or bowls, often implying a generous portion or specific presentation style. You can say the chef dished out the stew when describing the action of ladling it into individual servings.
The word "dish" comes from the Old English disċ, which originally meant a plate or bowl. It traveled into modern English through Middle English, carrying forward its core meaning of a vessel for food.