dishwater
pronunciation
How to pronounce dishwater in British English:
UK [ˈdɪʃwɔ:tə(r)]
How to pronounce dishwater in American English:
US [ˈdɪʃˌwɔtɚ, -ˌwɑtɚ]
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- Noun:
- water in which dishes and cooking utensils are washed
Word Origin
- dishwater (n.)
- also dish-water, "water where dishes have been washed," late 15c., from dish (n.) + water (n.1). Used figuratively of weak broth, coffee, etc., from 1719.
Example
- 1. You tell me to swim in dishwater !
- 2. Those people wait all year , and you want to give them this dishwater .
- 3. " Arbor , arbor , arbor , " he chuckled , flicking a strand of dishwater blonde hair from his lingering eyes .