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Dishwater — Dish wa ter, n. Water in which dishes have been washed. Suds and dishwater. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dishwater — also dish water, water where dishes have been washed, late 15c. Used figuratively of weak broth, coffee, etc., from 1719 … Etymology dictionary
dishwater — [dish′wôt΄ər] n. water in which dishes, cooking utensils, etc. are, or have been, washed … English World dictionary
dishwater — noun (U) 1 dirty water that dishes have been washed in 2 like dishwater informal tea or coffee that tastes like dishwater tastes unpleasantly weak … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
dishwater — UK [ˈdɪʃˌwɔːtə(r)] / US [ˈdɪʃˌwɑtər] noun [uncountable] dirty water that you have used for washing dishes. People sometimes say that a drink is like dishwater when it looks or tastes weak and unpleasant I paid £1.20 for a cup of dishwater they… … English dictionary
dishwater — /dish waw teuhr, wot euhr/, n. 1. water in which dishes are, or have been, washed. 2. dull as dishwater or ditchwater, extremely dull; boring. [1475 85; DISH + WATER] * * * … Universalium
dishwater — dish|wa|ter [ˈdıʃˌwo:tə US ˌwo:tər, ˌwa: ] n [U] 1.) dirty water that dishes have been washed in 2.) informal if you say that tea or coffee tastes like dishwater, you mean that it tastes unpleasantly weak … Dictionary of contemporary English
dishwater — [[t]dɪ̱ʃwɔːtə(r)[/t]] N UNCOUNT Dishwater is water that dishes, pans, and cutlery have been washed in … English dictionary
dishwater — /ˈdɪʃwɔtə/ (say dishwawtuh) noun 1. water in which dishes are, or have been, washed. 2. Colloquial any weak drink. –phrase 3. dull as dishwater, Colloquial very boring …
Dishwater (band) — Dishwater is a pop/rock band from Bornem, Belgium. Several years after their formation, Dishwater already played a numerous of gigs in youth hostels, bars (e.g. Kinky Star in Ghent) and festivals in Belgium and the Netherlands. In 2005 they… … Wikipedia
