a flat shallow container for cooking food in or serving it from

the plates, bowls, cups, etc. that have been used for a meal and need to be washed

I'll do the dishes.

My first real job was washing dishes in a restaurant.

food prepared in a particular way as part of a meal

This makes an excellent hot main dish.

I decided to cook his favourite dish.

a savoury dish of curried rice and lamb

I can recommend the chef's dish of the day.

any object that is like a dish or bowl in shape

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