English Dictionary
◊ DISH
dish
n 1: a piece of dishware normally used 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}, {sweetheart}, {peach}, {lulu},
{looker}, {mantrap}]
5: a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency
radiation that is used as a directional antenna [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 food; "We serve meals for the homeless"; "She dished
out the soup at 8 P.M." [syn: {serve}, {serve up}, {dish
out}, {dish up}]
2: make concave; shape like a dish
English Computing Dictionary
◊ DID YOU MEAN DISA?
DISA
1. {Defense Information Systems Agency}.
2. {Data Interchange Standards Association}.
(1999-09-18)