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Look up: Dish

  1. dish
    [n] - the quantity that a dish will hold 2. [n] - a particular item of prepared food 3. [n] - directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation 4. [n] - a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food 5. [v] - make concave
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Dish
    The big thing that is probably perched somewhere like your chimney... The dish does not receive the signal. The LNB does the actual reception, with the dish acting like a giant mirror to concentrate the signal into the LNB. A larger dish is able to capture a larger amount of 'signal' and focus it into the LNB. In southern UK and northern France, a ...
    Found on http://www.heyrick.co.uk/ricksworld/digi

  3. DISH
    DISH: Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis.
    Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.

  4. dish
    a concave reflector that has a surface which is parabolic or part of a sphere,used in a microwave antenna Category: Electrical engineering and energy • a slight depression,visible in examination of the surface by reflected light caused by local pressure of a roller on the soft glass Category: Various industries and crafts • slight hollow made in the surface of the glass by ...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  5. Dish
    Dish (dĭsh) noun [ Anglo-Saxon disc , Latin discus dish, disc, quoit, from Greek di`skos quoit, from dikei^n to throw. Confer Dais , Desk , Disc , Discus .] 1. A vessel, as a platter, a plate, a bowl, used for serving up food at the table. « She brought forth butter in a lordly dish Judg. v ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/84

  6. Dish
    Dish transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Dished ; present participle & verbal noun Dishing .] 1. To put in a dish, ready for the table. 2. To make concave, or depress in the middle, like a dish; as, to dish a wheel by inclining the spokes. 3. To frustrate; to beat; to ruin. [ Low] To dis ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/84

  7. dish
    1. To put in a dish, ready for the table. ... 2. To make concave, or depress in the middle, like a dish; as, to dish a wheel by inclining the spokes. ... 3. To frustrate; to beat; to ruin. To dish out. ... 1. To serve out of a dish; to distribute in portions at table. ... 2. To hollow out, as a gutter in stone or wood. To dish up, to take (food) from t ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  8. dish
    noun 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`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  9. dish
    noun a particular item of prepared food; `she prepared a special dish for dinner`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  10. dish
    dishful noun the quantity that a dish will hold; `they served me a dish of rice`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  11. dish
    verb make concave; shape like a dish
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  12. dish
    dish antenna noun directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  13. Dish
    • (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 g...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  14. Dish
    Description of what occurs when a weight is placed on the center of a cushion and the corners of the cushion rise up in response.
    Found on http://www.pfa.org/jifsg/jifsgs15.html

  15. dish
    1. a particular item of prepared food
    2. a very attractive or seductive looking woman
    3. directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation
    4. an activity that you like or at which you are superior

    Found on

  16. DISH
    A form of arthritis in which the tendons and ligaments of the spine, heels, ankles, knees, hips, shoulders, elbows and hands become hardened. Common symptoms include stiffness, pain and decreased range of motion. Pregnant women may experience a worsening in their symptoms as the pregnancy progresses. Synonym(s): Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyp...
    Found on http://www.pregnology.com/AZ/D/3


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