Collocations for dish - noun
1. container
ADJ.
deep | flat, shallow | empty | baking, cooking, roasting, serving | fireproof, heatproof, ovenproof | china, glass, metal, silver | casserole, gratin, pie, souffle, soup | butter, food, soap, vegetable
your pet''s food dish
your pet''s food dish
PREP.
in a/the ~
Arrange the chicken and salad in a serving dish.
Arrange the chicken and salad in a serving dish.
2. the dishes: plates, bowls, etc.
ADJ.
clean | dirty, unwashed
The dirty breakfast dishes were still in the sink when we got home.
The dirty breakfast dishes were still in the sink when we got home.
breakfast
VERB + DISH
do, wash
It''s your turn to do the dishes.
It''s your turn to do the dishes.
dry
He dried the dishes and put them away.
He dried the dishes and put them away.
put away
3. type of food
ADJ.
main, side
Serve one or two main dishes with a choice of salads and nibbles.
Serve one or two main dishes with a choice of salads and nibbles.
favourite
Do you have a favourite dish?
Do you have a favourite dish?
delicious, tasty, wonderful | elaborate | simple
a simple dish, beautifully prepared
a simple dish, beautifully prepared
classic, traditional | savoury, sweet | spiced/spicy | cold, hot | local, international, national, regional
The national dish is ‘bigos’ - hunter''s stew.
The national dish is ‘bigos’ - hunter''s stew.
Chinese, French, etc. | vegetarian | cheese, egg, fish, meat, pasta, rice, seafood, vegetable
Goulash is a meat dish.
Goulash is a meat dish.
breakfast, lunch, supper
Kedgeree makes a wonderful supper dish.
Kedgeree makes a wonderful supper dish.
VERB + DISH
cook, make, prepare
She cooked us a delicious French dish with pork and tomatoes.
She cooked us a delicious French dish with pork and tomatoes.
serve
a restaurant that serves traditional Indian dishes
a restaurant that serves traditional Indian dishes
recommend | sample, try
They sampled all the local dishes.
They sampled all the local dishes.
PHRASES
the dish of the day
I can recommend the chef''s dish of the day.
I can recommend the chef''s dish of the day.