dishwasher
English
/ˈdɪʃˌwɒʃə/, /ˈdɪʃˌwɑʃɚ/
noun
Definitions
- A machine for washing dishes.
- Someone who washes dishes, especially one hired to wash dishes in a restaurant.
- (UK) A European bird, the wagtail.
- (AU) A bird, the restless flycatcher ().
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English dysche wescheare com from English dish (gossip, attractive person) + English washer.
Origin
English
washer
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- backwasher English
- bottlewasher English
- carwasher English
- deep-dish pizza English
- dish English
- dishcloth English
- dishclout English
- dishful English
- dishless English
- dishlicker English
- dishlike English
- dishmop English
- dishowner English
- dishpan English
- dishrack English
- dishrag English
- dishtowel English
- dishware English
- dishwasher proof English
- dishwasherable English
- dishwashing English
- dishwater English
- dishy English
- fluorodish English
- glasswasher English
- gullywasher English
- handwasher English
- hotdish English
- lickdish English
- microdish English
- minidish English
- multidish English
- piedish English
- powerwasher English
- pressurewasher English
- rewasher English
- sandwasher English
- sidedish English
- soapdish English
- sweepwasher English
- tolldish English
- tumbler-washer English
- tundish English
- wash English
- washdish English
- washer English
- washerless English
- washerlike English
- washerman English
- washerwoman English
- ワッシャー Japanese
- dissh Middle English
- dysche wescheare Middle English
- wassher Middle English
- ဝါရှာ Burmese
- 와셔 Korean
- dixx Maltese
- indishi Zulu
- dis Tok Pisin
- dish
- wash
- dishy
- washer
- dishpan
- dishful
- hotdish
- dishmop
- piedish
- tundish
- dishrag
- lickdish
- minidish
- dishlike
- washdish
- dishware
- soapdish
- dishless
- sidedish
- tolldish
- dishrack
- rewasher
- carwasher
- microdish
- dishclout
- washerman
- dishwater
- dishowner
- dishtowel
- dishcloth
- multidish
- handwasher
- washerlike
- backwasher
- dishlicker
- sandwasher
- washerless
- fluorodish
- dishwashing
- powerwasher
- washerwoman
- sweepwasher
- gullywasher
- glasswasher
- bottlewasher
- tumbler-washer
- pressurewasher
- dishwasherable
- deep-dish pizza
- dishwasher proof