dish
gb/dˈɪʃ/ us/dˈɪʃ/
A1
ఆంగ్లం
~ 2800
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
నామవాచకం
A1
entity
1
Shallow container for food
A shallow container, usually round, used to hold or serve food.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[someone] puts [food] in [a dish]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'dish' with 'plate'. A plate is flat, while a dish can be flat or slightly deep and is a more general term.
పర్యాయపదాలు
plate (Often refers to a flat dish used for individual servings.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
bowl (A deeper container for food, usually used for liquids or loose items.)
పదకలయికలు
wash the dishes
|dirty dish
|serving dish
|dish rack
|dish towel
విషయాలు
daily life
|food
|food_drink
|daily_life
|housing
ఉదాహరణలు
- She placed the salad in a large serving dish.
- The soup spilled over the edge of the dish.
- He handed me a dish of fresh strawberries.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I put rice on the dish.
- The dish is on the table.
- She washes the dish after dinner.
నామవాచకం
A2
entity
2
Prepared food item
A type of food made in a special way for eating.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[someone] prepares [a dish]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may confuse 'dish' with 'plate' when talking about food they like; 'dish' refers to the type of food, not the object it is on.
పర్యాయపదాలు
meal (Refers to the whole eating occasion, not just one prepared food item.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
drink (Refers to a liquid consumed rather than solid food.)
పదకలయికలు
main dish
|side dish
|traditional dish
|signature dish
|favorite dish
విషయాలు
food
|daily life
|food_drink
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- Sushi is my favorite Japanese dish.
- The restaurant's signature dish is roasted lamb.
- We tried a new pasta dish last night.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- Pizza is my favorite dish.
- This dish is very spicy.
- He cooks a special fish dish.
నామవాచకం
informal
B2
entity
3
Attractive person (informal)
An informal word for a very good-looking person.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[someone] is a real dish
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may try to use this in formal writing; it should be avoided outside informal contexts.
పర్యాయపదాలు
babe (Informal and sometimes more sexualized than 'dish'.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
plain-looking person (Someone not considered physically attractive.)
పదకలయికలు
real dish
విషయాలు
appearance
|informal
|relationships
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- Wow, your new boyfriend is quite a dish!
- She walked into the party looking like a real dish.
- Back in college, he was considered a real dish.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- He is a real dish.
- She thinks her friend is a dish.
- The actor is a dish in that movie.
క్రియ
informal
B2
action
4
Share gossip or information
To tell interesting or secret information about people.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[someone] dishes [information/gossip] (about [someone/something])
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may confuse 'dish' in this sense with its literal meaning related to food; context usually makes it clear.
పర్యాయపదాలు
gossip (More general and can be used as both noun and verb.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
keep quiet (To not share information or gossip.)
పదకలయికలు
dish the dirt
విషయాలు
communication
|informal
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- Come on, dish! What happened at the party?
- She loves to dish about her coworkers.
- They were dishing the latest celebrity scandals.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- Please dish about the meeting.
- She likes to dish about her friends.
- He dishes about famous people.
క్రియ
A2
action
5
Serve food onto plates
To put food on plates for people to eat.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[someone] dishes [food] (onto/into [something])
పర్యాయపదాలు
serve ('Serve' is more general and formal; 'dish' is often used in casual contexts with food.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
clear away plates (To remove plates after eating rather than putting food on them.)
పదకలయికలు
dish up dinner
విషయాలు
food
|daily life
|food_drink
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- She dished the pasta onto each plate.
- He dished out generous portions of stew.
- The chef was dishing up meals for the guests.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- She dishes rice onto my plate.
- He dishes soup into bowls.
- They dish pasta for everyone.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
dish
IPA
GB/dˈɪʃ/
US/dˈɪʃ/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
dish (1 అక్షరఖండం)
Stress on 1st syllable (dish)
పద రూపాలు
Noun
- Base: dish
- Plural: dishes
Verb
- Base: dish
- 3rd Person Singular: dishes
- Present Participle: dishing
- Past: dished
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Forms
dishes
noun
dishing
verb
dished
verb
Core family
dishwasher
noun A2
Related words
dishcloth
noun
dishware
noun
Advanced or less common
dishy
adjective
పదప్రయోగాలు
dish out
1/dˈɪʃ ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
Give out something forcefully or generously
To give something, like food or criticism, to many people.
ఉదాహరణలు
- The teacher dished out extra homework to the whole class.
- They were dishing out free samples at the store.
dish up
1/dˈɪʃ ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
Serve prepared food onto plates
To put cooked food on plates ready to eat.
ఉదాహరణలు
- She dished up the soup and passed it around.
- They dished up plates of pasta for the guests.
dish the dirt
1/dˈɪʃ ðə dˈɚt/
idiom
informal
Share gossip or scandalous details
To tell bad or secret things about someone.
ఉదాహరణలు
- Come on, dish the dirt! What did he say?
- Come on, let’s get coffee and dish the dirt about the party.
- The magazine loves to dish the dirt on celebrities.
- The article dishes the dirt on life inside the royal family.
- They love to sit around and dish the dirt on their coworkers.