[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

dish \dish\ di^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
see also:
dais desk disc discus dish antenna satellite dish 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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
see also:
dished dishing to dish out to dish up 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
     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
see also:
dishful smasher stunner knockout beauty ravisher 
sweetheart peach lulu looker mantrap 
dish aerial dish antenna saucer cup of tea bag 
serve serve up dish out dish up 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

146 moby thesaurus words for "dish":
   ko, antepast, autoclave, babble, baffle, bail, balk, billy, blast,
   boil, bowl, brave, broil, bucket, cackle, caddy, cage, can,
   canister, casserole, cave, cave in, challenge, chat, checkmate,
   china, chinaware, circumvent, clack, coaster, compote, concave,
   confound, confront, contravene, cook, counter, counteract,
   countermand, counterwork, course, cover, crock, cross, crucible,
   culinary masterpiece, culinary preparation, cup, dash, decant,
   defeat, defy, dessert, destroy, dip, discomfit, disconcert,
   discountenance, dish out, dish up, disrupt, dither, do for, do in,
   elude, entree, entremets, fix, flummox, foil, fork, frustrate, fry,
   gab, gallipot, garbage can, gas, grill, help, helping, hod,
   holdall, hollow, hollow out, hopper, incurve, jaw, knock out,
   knock the chocks, ladle, magazine, main dish, mortar, mortarboard,
   nonplus, pail, palette, patera, perplex, pitcher, place, plate,
   platter, portion, pour, powder horn, prattle, retire, retreat,
   roast, ruin, sabotage, salver, saucer, scoop, scotch, scuttle,
   second helping, service, serving, settle, shoot down, shovel,
   side dish, sink, slop pail, spade, spike, spoil, spoon, stonewall,
   stump, tableware, thwart, tin, torpedo, trash can, tray, trencher,
   undo, upset, vat, waiter, wastepaper basket, watering can, yak

[5] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

dish
   for eating from 2 kings 21:13. judas dipped his hand with a
   "sop" or piece of bread in the same dish with our lord, thereby
   indicating friendly intimacy matt. 26:23. the "lordly dish" in
   judg. 5:25 was probably the shallow drinking cup, usually of
   brass. in judg. 6:38 the same hebrew word is rendered "bowl."
   
     the dishes of the tabernacle were made of pure gold ex.
   25:29; 37:16.
   

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