dishful

D2I1S1H4F4U1L1

noun

As much as a dish will hold.

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dish
OriginMiddle English dishful →
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Meanings

noundishful (plural dishfuls or dishesful)

plural dishfuls · plural dishesful

  1. As much as a dish will hold.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe quantity that a dish will hold

Similar
dish
Broader
containerful
Also see
dish

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishdishful
  2. Englishdishful

From Middle English dishful, dischefull, dyschefol, equivalent to dish + -ful.

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Translations

Catalan platada, platerada
  • platadaas much as a dish will hold
  • plateradaas much as a dish will hold
Finnish vadillinen
  • vadillinenas much as a dish will hold
Portuguese pratada
  • pratadaas much as a dish will hold
Welsh dysglaid
  • dysglaidas much as a dish will hold
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APA

dishful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dishful

MLA

“dishful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dishful. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dishful,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dishful.

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