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dishwater
[
dish
-waw-ter
,
-wot-er
]
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dish·wa·ter
/
ˈdɪʃˌwɔ
tər
,
-ˌwɒt
ər
/
Show Spelled
[
dish
-waw-ter
,
-wot-er
]
Show IPA
noun
1.
water
in
which
dishes
are, or have been, washed.
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Idiom
2.
dull as dishwater
/
ditchwater,
extremely dull; boring.
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Origin:
1475–85;
dish
+
water
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dishwater
(ˈdɪʃˌwɔːtə)
—
n
1.
water in which dishes and kitchen utensils are or have been washed
2.
something resembling this:
that was dishwater, not coffee
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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dishwater
see
dull as dishwater
.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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