Found 3 items, similar to Dish.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: dish hidangan, masakan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: dish 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: dishful] 4: a very attractive or seductive looking woman [syn: smasher, stunner, knockout, beauty, ravisher, sweetheart, peach, lulu, looker, mantrap] 5: directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation [syn: 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] 2: make concave; shape like a dish
English → English (gcide) Definition: Dish Dish \Dish\ (d[i^]sh), n. [AS. disc, L. discus dish, disc, quoit, fr. Gr. di`skos quoit, fr. dikei^n to throw. Cf. Dais, Desk, Disc, Discus.] 1. A vessel, as a platter, a plate, a bowl, used for serving up food at the table. [1913 Webster] She brought forth butter in a lordly dish. --Judg. v. 25. [1913 Webster] 2. The food served in a dish; hence, any particular kind of food, especially prepared food; as, a cold dish; a warm dish; a delicious dish. “A dish fit for the gods.” --Shak. Home-home dishes that drive one from home. --Hood. [1913 Webster] 3. The state of being concave, or like a dish, or the degree of such concavity; as, the dish of a wheel. [1913 Webster] 4. A hollow place, as in a field. --Ogilvie. [1913 Webster] 5. (Mining) (a) A trough about 28 inches long, 4 deep, and 6 wide, in which ore is measured. (b) That portion of the produce of a mine which is paid to the land owner or proprietor. [1913 Webster] 6. anything with a discoid and concave shape, like that of a dish. [PJC] 7. an electronic device with a concave reflecting surface which focuses reflected radio waves to or from a point, used as a receiving or transmitting antenna; also called dish antenna. The dish is often shaped as a paraboloid so as to achieve a high sensitivity and enable reception of weak signals when used as a receiving antenna, or to focus transmitted signals into a narrow beam when used as a transmitting antenna. Syn: dish aerial, dish antenna, saucer. [PJC] 8. a very attractive woman or young lady, especaially one sexually attractive; -- sometimes considered offensive and sexist; as, the departmental secretary is quite a dish. [slang] Syn: smasher, stunner, knockout, beauty, sweetheart, peach, lulu, looker, mantrap, dish. [WordNet 1.5 + PJC] 9. a favorite activity, or an activity at which one excels. [slang] Syn: cup of tea, bag. [WordNet 1.5 + PJC] 10. the quantity that a dish will hold, or a dish filled with some material. Syn: dishful. [WordNet 1.5 + PJC] satellite dish a dish antenna used to receive signals from or to transmit signals to a satellite which transmits or receives radio signals. In most common usage, it refers to small dish antennas used to receive television programs broadcast from geostationary satellites. [PJC] Dish \Dish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dished; p. pr. & vb. n. Dishing.] 1. To put in a dish, ready for the table. [1913 Webster] 2. To make concave, or depress in the middle, like a dish; as, to dish a wheel by inclining the spokes. [1913 Webster] 3. To frustrate; to beat; to ruin. [Low] [1913 Webster] 4. to talk about (a person) in a disparaging manner; to gossip about (a person); as, the secretaries spent their break time dishing the newest employee. [slang] [PJC] To dish out. 1. To serve out of a dish; to distribute in portions at table. 2. (Arch.) To hollow out, as a gutter in stone or wood. 2. to dispense freely; -- also used figuratively; as, to dish out punishment; to dish out abuse or insult. To dish up, to take (food) from the oven, pots, etc., and put in dishes to be served at table. [1913 Webster]