Cuisine vs. Dish

Cuisine vs. Dish — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Cuisine and Dish

Cuisinenoun

A characteristic style of preparing food, often associated with a place of origin.

French cuisine is considered to be one of the world's most refined and elegant styles of cooking.The restaurant is noted for its excellent cuisine.

Dishnoun

A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle.

Cuisinenoun

A kitchen or cooking department.

Dishnoun

The contents of such a vessel.

a dish of stew

Cuisinenoun

the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so prepared

Dishnoun

(metonym) A specific type of prepared food.

a vegetable dishthis dish is filling and easily made
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Dishnoun

(in the plural) Tableware (including cutlery, etc, as well as crockery) that is to be or is being washed after being used to prepare, serve and eat a meal.

It's your turn to wash the dishes.

Dishnoun

(telecommunication) A type of antenna with a similar shape to a plate or bowl.

satellite dishradar dish

Dishnoun

(slang) A sexually attractive person.

Dishnoun

The state of being concave, like a dish, or the degree of such concavity.

the dish of a wheel

Dishnoun

A hollow place, as in a field.

Dishnoun

(mining) A trough in which ore is measured.

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Dishnoun

(mining) That portion of the produce of a mine which is paid to the land owner or proprietor.

Dishnoun

(slang) Gossip

Dishverb

(transitive) To put in a dish or dishes; serve, usually food.

The restaurant dished up a delicious Italian brunch.

Dishverb

To gossip; to relay information about the personal situation of another.

Dishverb

(transitive) To make concave, or depress in the middle, like a dish.

to dish a wheel by inclining the spokes

Dishverb

To frustrate; to beat; to outwit or defeat.

Dishnoun

a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food;

we gave them a set of dishes for a wedding present

Dishnoun

a particular item of prepared food;

she prepared a special dish for dinner

Dishnoun

the quantity that a dish will hold;

they served me a dish of rice

Dishnoun

a very attractive or seductive looking woman

Dishnoun

directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation

Dishnoun

an activity that you like or at which you are superior;

chemistry is not my cup of teahis bag now is learning to play golfmarriage was scarcely his dish

Dishverb

provide (usually but not necessarily food);

We serve meals for the homelessShe dished out the soup at 8 P.M.The entertainers served up a lively show

Dishverb

make concave; shape like a dish