- (n.) The state of being concave or like a dish or the degree of such concavity; as, the dish of a wheel.
- (n.) A vessel, as a platter, a plate, a bowl, used for serving up food at the table.
- (n.) The food served in a dish; hence, any particular kind of food; as, a cold dish; a warm dish; a delicious dish. "A dish fit for the gods.".
- (v.t.) To make concave or depress in the middle, like a dish; as, to dish a wheel by inclining the spokes.
- (n.) A hollow place, as in a field.
- (v.t.) To put in a dish, ready for the table.
- (n.) That portion of the produce of a mine which is paid to the land owner or proprietor.
- (v.t.) To frustrate; to beat; to ruin.
- (n.) A trough about 28 inches long, 4 deep, and 6 wide, in which ore is measured.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). dish. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/dish/definitions/1998646 |
| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "dish" http://smartdefine.org/dish/definitions/1998646 (accessed September 21, 2026). |
| Harvard | Webster's 2011, dish, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/dish/definitions/1998646>. |
| MLA | Webster's. "dish" 27 May 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/dish/definitions/1998646> |