dishwater

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noun

Water that dishes and cooking utensils have been washed in.

“The dishwater drained away slowly.”

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Meanings

noundishwater (usually uncountable, plural dishwaters)

plural dishwaters

  1. uncountableusuallyWater that dishes and cooking utensils have been washed in.

    The dishwater drained away slowly.

  2. broadlyuncountableusuallyAnything dull and lacking interest or flavour.

    This season's offerings are nothing but dishwater.

Origin

From dish + water.

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Translations

Bulgarian помия
  • помия (pomija)washing water
Catalan aigua de fregar
  • aigua de fregarwashing water
Chinese Mandarin 洗碗水
  • 洗碗水 (xǐwǎnshuǐ)washing water
Dutch afwaswater
  • afwaswaterwashing water
Finnish astianpesuvesi, tiskivesi
  • astianpesuvesiwashing water
  • tiskivesiwashing water
French rinçure, eau de vaisselle
  • rinçurewashing water
  • eau de vaissellewashing water
German Spülwasser, Spülicht
  • Spülwasserwashing water
  • Spülichtwashing water
  • Abwaschwasserwashing water
Greek απόνερα
  • απόνερα (apónera)washing water
Irish uisce soitheach
  • uisce soitheachwashing water
Italian broda, brodaglia
  • brodawashing water
  • brodagliawashing water
  • strosciawashing water
Norwegian Bokmål oppvaskvann
  • oppvaskvannwashing water
Russian помо́и
  • помо́и (pomói)washing water
Spanish agua de fregar
  • agua de fregarwashing water
Swedish diskvatten
  • diskvattenwashing water
Turkish bulaşık suyu
  • bulaşık suyuwashing water
Welsh golchan, dŵr golchi llestri
  • golchanwashing water
  • dŵr golchi llestriwashing water
Cite this entry
APA

dishwater. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dishwater

MLA

“dishwater.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dishwater. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dishwater,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dishwater.

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