dishwater
1Dishwater — Dish wa ter, n. Water in which dishes have been washed. Suds and dishwater. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] …
2dishwater — also dish water, water where dishes have been washed, late 15c. Used figuratively of weak broth, coffee, etc., from 1719 …
3dishwater — [dish′wôt΄ər] n. water in which dishes, cooking utensils, etc. are, or have been, washed …
4dishwater — noun a) Water that dishes and cooking utensils have been washed in The dishwater drains into the drywell. b) Anything dull and lacking interest or flavour This seasons offerings are nothing but dishwater …
5dishwater — 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 …
6dishwater — 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… …
7dishwater — /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] * * * …
8dishwater — 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 …
9dishwater — [[t]dɪ̱ʃwɔːtə(r)[/t]] N UNCOUNT Dishwater is water that dishes, pans, and cutlery have been washed in …
10dishwater — /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 …