1. dishes - Noun
2. dishes - Verb
dishes
plural of dish
dishes pl (plural only)
Dishwashing
After dinner they had to do the dishes.
dishes
third-person singular simple present indicative of dish
Better bread with salt in peace and without sorrow than many expensive dishes in grief and suffering. John Chrysostom
The best time to plan a book is while you're doing the dishes. Agatha Christie
A child will make two dishes at an entertainment for friends and when the family dines alone, the fore or hind quarter will make a reasonable dish, and seasoned with a little pepper or salt will be very good boiled on the fourth day, especially in w. Jonathan Swift
Empty dishes rattle loudly. American Proverb
Wishes won't wash dishes. American Proverb
Golden dishes will never turn black. Yiddish Proverb