dishes meaning
EN
[ˈdɪʃɪz] [-ɪʃɪz] 
US - NounBFdishPREdis-
- plural of dish.
- (plural only) Dishwashing.
- After dinner they had to do the dishes.
- plural of dish.
- VerbBFdishPRdishingPT, PPdished
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- If you put that weight on the edge of the tray, it will unbalance it and dump all of the dishes on the floor.
- In spite of the sultry day, they were eating steaming dishes ordered from a menu that included kimchi stew, galbijjim or braised short ribs, and bibimbap, rice with squid served in a hot stone bowl.
- The tabloid newspaper was eager to dish the dirt on celebrities.
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- They drew straws to see who had to wash the dishes.
- The orange zest gives the strong flavors in this dish.
- It was made from the furmint grape, which is better known in Hungary’s lusciously sweet tokays, but this was delicate, floral and just right with a tart chicken curry dish.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of dishes in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Nouns
- Noun forms
- Plurals
- Plurals ending in "-es"
- Plurals ending in "-es"
- Noun plural forms
- Plurals ending in "-es"
- Plurals ending in "-es"
- Plurals
- Nouns with common ending formations
- Plurals ending in "-es"
- Plurals ending in "-es"
- Pluralia tantum
- Noun forms
- Verbs
- Verb forms
- Verb singular forms
- Third-person singular forms
- Third-person singular forms
- Verb singular forms
- Verb forms
- Nouns
- en dishes up
- en dishes out
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "dishes" is a noun, more specifically, a noun form, a nouns with common ending formation and a pluralia tantum. It's also a verb, more specifically, a verb form.