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dishwashing

[ dish-wosh-ing, -waw-shing ]

noun

  1. the act of washing dishes.


adjective

  1. of, relating to, or intended for washing dishes:

    different brands of dishwashing liquid.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dishwashing1

First recorded in 1850–55; dish ( def ) + washing ( def )

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Example Sentences

So the dishwashing was a singularly pleasant little ceremony, only too short, Pippin thought.

Thus there were two winners—two who escaped dishwashing; and Hawkeye's bragging became insufferable.

Of course we like to have you girls go along; but usually girls do the grub-getting and dishwashing on a picnic.

Boraxated soap chips will benefit your tableware and your hands making dishwashing a pleasure instead of a task.

He waved his hand at a circle of white spots that lay just outside the firelight, and turned to begin his dishwashing.

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