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/dish"waw'teuhr, -wot'euhr/, n.1. water in which dishes are, or have been, washed.2. dull as dishwater or ditchwater, extremely dull; boring.[1475-85; DISH + WATER]
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dishwater — noun (U) 1 dirty water that dishes have been washed in 2 like dishwater informal tea or coffee that tastes like dishwater tastes unpleasantly weak … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
dishwater — UK [ˈdɪʃˌwɔːtə(r)] / US [ˈdɪʃˌwɑtər] noun [uncountable] dirty water that you have used for washing dishes. People sometimes say that a drink is like dishwater when it looks or tastes weak and unpleasant I paid £1.20 for a cup of dishwater they… … English dictionary
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dishwater — [[t]dɪ̱ʃwɔːtə(r)[/t]] N UNCOUNT Dishwater is water that dishes, pans, and cutlery have been washed in … English dictionary
dishwater — /ˈdɪʃwɔtə/ (say dishwawtuh) noun 1. water in which dishes are, or have been, washed. 2. Colloquial any weak drink. –phrase 3. dull as dishwater, Colloquial very boring …
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