Definition of dish
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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"
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bowl
a dish that is round and open at the top for serving foods
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cereal bowl
a bowl for holding breakfast cereal
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finger bowl
small bowl for rinsing the fingers at table
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mixing bowl
bowl used with an electric mixer
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porringer
a shallow metal bowl (usually with a handle)
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punch bowl
a large bowl for serving beverages; usually with a ladle
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salad bowl
a large bowl for mixing and serving a salad
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slop basin, slop bowl
a bowl into which the dregs of teacups and coffee cups are emptied at the table
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soup bowl
a bowl for serving soup
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butter dish
a small dish (often with a cover) for holding butter at the table
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casserole
large deep dish in which food can be cooked and served
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cocotte
a small casserole in which individual portions can be cooked and served
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coquille
a dish in the form of a scallop shell
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boat, gravy boat, gravy holder, sauceboat
a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce
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argyle, argyll
a covered gravy holder of silver or other metal containing a detachable central vessel for hot water to keep the gravy warm
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Petri dish
a shallow dish used to culture bacteria
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ramekin, ramequin
a small fireproof dish used for baking and serving individual portions
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serving dish
a dish used for serving food
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tureen
large deep serving dish with a cover; for serving soups and stews
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sugar bowl
a dish in which sugar is served
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watch glass
laboratory glassware; a shallow glass dish used as an evaporating surface or to cover a beaker
a particular item of prepared food
"she prepared a special dish for dinner"
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piece de resistance
the most important dish of a meal
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adobo
a dish of marinated vegetables and meat or fish; served with rice
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entremets, side dish, side order
a dish that is served with, but is subordinate to, a main course
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mushy peas
marrowfat peas that have been soaked overnight and then boiled; served with fish and chips
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raita
an Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices
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special
a dish or meal given prominence in e.g. a restaurant
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casserole
food cooked and served in a casserole
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chicken casserole
chicken cooked and served in a casserole
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soup
liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
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soup du jour
the soup that a restaurant is featuring on a given day
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alphabet soup
soup that contains small noodles in the shape of letters of the alphabet
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consomme
clear soup usually of beef or veal or chicken
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bisque
a thick cream soup made from shellfish
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borsch, borscht, borsh, borshch, borsht, bortsch
a Russian or Polish soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation
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broth
a thin soup of meat or fish or vegetable stock
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broth, stock
liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces
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chicken soup
soup made from chicken broth
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cock-a-leekie, cocky-leeky
soup made from chicken boiled with leeks
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gazpacho
a soup made with chopped tomatoes and onions and cucumbers and peppers and herbs; served cold
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gumbo
a soup or stew thickened with okra pods
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julienne
a clear soup garnished with julienne vegetables
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marmite
soup cooked in a large pot
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mock turtle soup
soup made from a calf's head or other meat in imitation of green turtle soup
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mulligatawny
a soup of eastern India that is flavored with curry; prepared with a meat or chicken base
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oxtail soup
a soup made from the skinned tail of an ox
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pea soup
a thick soup made of dried peas (usually made into a puree)
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Philadelphia pepper pot, pepper pot
a soup made with vegetables and tripe and seasoned with peppercorns; often contains dumplings
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minestrone, petite marmite, vegetable soup
soup made with a variety of vegetables
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potage, pottage
thick (often creamy) soup
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green turtle soup, turtle soup
soup usually made of the flesh of green turtles
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eggdrop soup
made by stirring beaten eggs into a simmering broth
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chowder
a thick soup or stew made with milk and bacon and onions and potatoes
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won ton, wonton, wonton soup
a soup with won ton dumplings
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split-pea soup
made of stock and split peas with onions carrots and celery
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green pea soup, potage St. Germain
made of fresh green peas and stock with shredded lettuce onion and celery
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lentil soup
made of stock and lentils with onions carrots and celery
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Scotch broth
a thick soup made from beef or mutton with vegetables and pearl barley
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vichyssoise
a creamy potato soup flavored with leeks and onions; usually served cold
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stew
food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables
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pottage
a stew of vegetables and (sometimes) meat
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bigos
a Polish stew of cabbage and meat
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Brunswick stew
spicy southern specialty: chicken (or small game) with corn and tomatoes and lima beans and okra and onions and potatoes
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burgoo
thick spicy stew of whatever meat and whatever vegetables are available; southern United States
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Spanish burgoo, olla podrida
Spanish version of burgoo
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Irish burgoo, mulligan, mulligan stew
Irish version of burgoo
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chicken purloo, poilu, purloo
thick stew made of rice and chicken and small game; southern U.S.
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Hungarian goulash, goulash, gulyas
a rich meat stew highly seasoned with paprika
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hotchpotch
a stew (or thick soup) made with meat and vegetables
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hot pot, hotpot
a stew of meat and potatoes cooked in a tightly covered pot
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Irish stew
meat (especially mutton) stewed with potatoes and onions
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oyster stew
oysters in cream
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lobster stew
diced lobster meat in milk or cream
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lobscouse, lobscuse, scouse
a stew of meat and vegetables and hardtack that is eaten by sailors
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fish stew
a stew made with fish
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fricassee
pieces of chicken or other meat stewed in gravy with e.g. carrots and onions and served with noodles or dumplings
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beef stew
a stew made with beef
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ragout
well-seasoned stew of meat and vegetables
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ratatouille
a vegetable stew; usually made with tomatoes, eggplant, zucchini, peppers, onion, and seasonings
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pot-au-feu
traditional French stew of vegetables and beef
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slumgullion
a thin stew of meat and vegetables
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paella
saffron-flavored dish made of rice with shellfish and chicken
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viand
a choice or delicious dish
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mousse
a light creamy dish made from fish or meat and set with gelatin
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fish mousse
mousse made with fish
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chicken mousse
mousse made with chicken
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pudding
any of various soft thick unsweetened baked dishes
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carrot pudding
pudding made with grated carrots
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corn pudding
pudding made of corn and cream and egg
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custard
sweetened mixture of milk and eggs baked or boiled or frozen
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creme caramel
baked custard topped with caramel
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creme anglais
custard sauce flavored with vanilla or a liqueur
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creme brulee
custard sprinkled with sugar and broiled
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fruit custard
a custard containing fruit
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Bavarian cream
a rich custard set with gelatin
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turnover
a dish made by folding a piece of pastry over a filling
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apple turnover
turnover with an apple filling
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knish
(Yiddish) a baked or fried turnover filled with potato or meat or cheese; often eaten as a snack
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pirogi, piroshki, pirozhki
small fruit or meat turnover baked or fried
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samosa
small turnover of Indian origin filled with vegetables or meat and fried and served hot
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timbale
individual serving of minced e.g. meat or fish in a rich creamy sauce baked in a small pastry mold or timbale shell
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fish finger, fish stick
a long fillet of fish breaded and fried
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buffalo wing
crisp spicy chicken wings
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barbecued wing
chicken wings cooked in barbecue sauce
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barbecue, barbeque
meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce
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biriani, biryani
an Indian dish made with highly seasoned rice and meat or fish or vegetables
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escalope de veau Orloff
lightly sauteed veal cutlets spread with a Soubise sauce and liver paste then sprinkled with grated Parmesan and baked briefly
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saute
a dish of sauteed food
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cake, patty
small flat mass of chopped food
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fish ball, fish cake
a fried ball or patty of flaked fish and mashed potatoes
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veal parmesan, veal parmigiana
sauteed veal cutlet in a breadcrumb-and-cheese coating served with tomato sauce
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veal cordon bleu
thin slices of veal stuffed with cheese and ham and then sauteed
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sandwich plate
a serving consisting of a sandwich or sandwiches with garnishes
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snack food
food for light meals or for eating between meals
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sandwich
two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
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potato peel, potato peelings, potato skin
crisp fried potato peeling
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Saratoga chip, chip, crisp, potato chip
a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
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corn chip
thin piece of cornmeal dough fried
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salad
food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens
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tossed salad
salad tossed with a dressing
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salmagundi
cooked meats and eggs and vegetables usually arranged in rows around the plate and dressed with a salad dressing
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salad nicoise
typically containing tomatoes and anchovies and garnished with black olives and capers
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potato salad
any of various salads having chopped potatoes as the base
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pasta salad
a salad having any of various pastas as the base
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fruit salad
salad composed of fruits
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crab Louis
lettuce and crabmeat dressed with sauce Louis
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herring salad
based on pickled herring
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tuna fish salad, tuna salad
salad composed primarily of chopped canned tuna fish
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chicken salad
salad composed primarily of chopped chicken meat
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coleslaw, slaw
basically shredded cabbage
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molded salad
salad of meats or vegetables in gelatin
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tabbouleh, tabooli
a finely chopped salad with tomatoes and parsley and mint and scallions and bulgur wheat
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curry
(East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice
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lamb curry
curry made with lamb
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apple sauce, applesauce
puree of stewed apples usually sweetened and spiced
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boiled egg, coddled egg
egg cooked briefly in the shell in gently boiling water
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hard-boiled egg, hard-cooked egg
an egg boiled gently until both the white and the yolk solidify
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dropped egg, poached egg
egg cooked in gently boiling water
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scrambled eggs
eggs beaten and cooked to a soft firm consistency while stirring
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deviled egg, stuffed egg
halved hard-cooked egg with the yolk mashed with mayonnaise and seasonings and returned to the white
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baked egg, egg en cocotte, shirred egg
egg cooked individually in cream or butter in a small ramekin
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omelet, omelette
beaten eggs or an egg mixture cooked until just set; may be folded around e.g. ham or cheese or jelly
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firm omelet
eggs beaten with milk or cream and cooked until set
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fluffy omelet
souffle-like omelet made by beating and adding the whites separately
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egg foo yong, egg fu yung
omelet containing onions and celery and chopped meat or fish
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souffle
light fluffy dish of egg yolks and stiffly beaten egg whites mixed with e.g. cheese or fish or fruit
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cheese souffle
puffy dish of cheese and eggs (whites beaten separately) and white sauce
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fried egg
eggs cooked by sauteing in oil or butter; sometimes turned and cooked on both sides
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coq au vin
chicken and onions and mushrooms braised in red wine and seasonings
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chicken provencale
chicken cooked in a sauce made with tomatoes, garlic, and olive oil
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chicken and rice
rice and chicken cooked together with or without other ingredients and variously seasoned
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arroz con pollo
rice and chicken cooked together Spanish style; highly seasoned especially with saffron
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moo goo gai pan
a Cantonese dish of chicken and sauteed vegetables
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bacon and eggs
eggs (fried or scrambled) served with bacon
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barbecued spareribs, spareribs
baked or roasted with a spicy sauce
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beef Bourguignonne, boeuf Bourguignonne
beef and mushrooms and onions stewed in red wine and seasonings
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beef Wellington, filet de boeuf en croute
rare-roasted beef tenderloin coated with mushroom paste in puff pastry
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bitok
a Russian dish made with patties of ground meat (mixed with onions and bread and milk) and served with a sauce of sour cream
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New England boiled dinner, boiled dinner
corned beef simmered with onions and cabbage and usually other vegetables
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Boston baked beans
dried navy beans baked slowly with molasses and salt pork
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bubble and squeak
leftover cabbage fried with cooked potatoes and sometimes meat
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pasta
a dish that contains pasta as its main ingredient
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spaghetti
spaghetti served with a tomato sauce
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cannelloni
tubular pasta filled with meat or cheese
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lasagna, lasagne
baked dish of layers of lasagna pasta with sauce and cheese and meat or vegetables
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macaroni and cheese
macaroni prepared in a cheese sauce
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Belgian beef stew, carbonnade flamande
beef stewed in beer seasoned with garlic and served with boiled potatoes
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chicken Marengo
braised chicken with onions and mushrooms in a wine and tomato sauce
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chicken cordon bleu
thin slices of chicken stuffed with cheese and ham and then sauteed
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Maryland chicken
chicken fried than oven-baked and served with milk gravy
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chicken paprika, chicken paprikash
chicken simmered in broth with onions and paprika then mixed with sour cream
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Tetrazzini
a pasta dish with cream sauce and mushrooms
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chicken Tetrazzini
chicken prepared in a cream sauce with mushrooms and served over pasta; usually topped with cheese
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chicken Kiev
pounded chicken cutlets rolled around butter (that has been seasoned with herbs) and then covered with crumbs and fried
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chili, chili con carne
ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans
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chop suey
meat or fish stir-fried with vegetables (e.g., celery, onions, peppers or bean sprouts) seasoned with ginger and garlic and soy sauce; served with rice; created in the United States and frequently served in Chinese restaurants there
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chow mein
chop suey served with fried noodles
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coquille
seafood served in a scallop shell
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coquilles Saint-Jacques
scallops in white wine sauce served in scallop shells
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croquette
minced cooked meats (or vegetables) in thick white sauce; breaded and deep-fried
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cottage pie
a dish of minced meat topped with mashed potatoes
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rissole
minced cooked meat or fish coated in egg and breadcrumbs and fried in deep fat
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dolmas, stuffed grape leaves
well-seasoned rice (with nuts or currants or minced lamb) simmered or braised in stock
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egg roll, spring roll
minced vegetables and meat wrapped in a pancake and fried
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eggs Benedict
toasted English muffin topped with ham and a poached egg (or an oyster) and hollandaise sauce
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enchilada
tortilla with meat filling baked in tomato sauce seasoned with chili
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falafel, felafel
small croquette of mashed chick peas or fava beans seasoned with sesame seeds
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fish and chips
fried fish and french-fried potatoes
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fondu, fondue
hot cheese or chocolate melted to the consistency of a sauce into which bread or fruits are dipped
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cheese fondue
fondue made of cheese melted in wine for dipping bread and sometimes fruits
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chocolate fondue
fondue made of chocolate melted with milk or cream for dipping fruits
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fondu, fondue
cubes of meat or seafood cooked in hot oil and then dipped in any of various sauces
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beef fondue, boeuf fondu bourguignon
cubes of beef cooked in hot oil and then dipped in various tasty sauces
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French toast
bread slice dipped in egg and milk and fried; topped with sugar or fruit or syrup
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Chinese fried rice, fried rice
boiled rice mixed with scallions and minced pork or shrimp and quickly scrambled with eggs
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frittata
Italian omelet with diced vegetables and meats; cooked until bottom is set then inverted into another pan to cook the top
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frog legs
hind legs of frogs used as food; resemble chicken and cooked as chicken
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galantine
boned poultry stuffed then cooked and covered with aspic; served cold
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fish ball, gefilte fish
well-seasoned balls of ground fish and eggs and crushed crumbs simmered in fish stock
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haggis
made of sheep's or calf's viscera minced with oatmeal and suet and onions and boiled in the animal's stomach
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ham and eggs
eggs (scrambled or fried) served with ham
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hash
chopped meat mixed with potatoes and browned
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corned beef hash
hash made with corned beef
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jambalaya
spicy Creole dish of rice and ham, sausage, chicken, or shellfish with tomatoes, peppers, onions, and celery
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kabob, kebab, shish kebab
cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables
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souvlaki, souvlakia
made of lamb
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kedgeree
a dish of rice and hard-boiled eggs and cooked flaked fish
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seafood Newburg
seafood in Newburg sauce served on toast or rice
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lobster Newburg, lobster a la Newburg
lobster in Newburg sauce served on buttered toast or rice
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shrimp Newburg
shrimp in Newburg sauce usually served in a rice ring
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lobster thermidor
diced lobster mixed with Mornay sauce placed back in the shell and sprinkled with grated cheese and browned
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lutefisk, lutfisk
dried cod soaked in a lye solution before boiling to give it a gelatinous consistency
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macedoine
mixed diced fruits or vegetables; hot or cold
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meatball
ground meat formed into a ball and fried or simmered in broth
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porcupine ball, porcupines
meat patties rolled in rice and simmered in a tomato sauce
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Swedish meatball
meatballs simmered in stock
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meat loaf, meatloaf
a baked loaf of ground meat
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fish loaf
flaked fish baked in a loaf with bread crumbs and various seasonings
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moussaka
casserole of eggplant and ground lamb with onion and tomatoes bound with white sauce and beaten eggs
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osso buco
sliced veal knuckle or shin bone cooked with olive oil and wine and tomatoes and served with rice or vegetables
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pheasant under glass
a dish of roast pheasant served in a manner characteristic of expensive restaurants
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pilaf, pilaff, pilau, pilaw
rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes
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bulgur pilaf
pilaf made with bulgur wheat instead of rice and usually without meat
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pizza, pizza pie
Italian open pie made of thin bread dough spread with a spiced mixture of e.g. tomato sauce and cheese
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sausage pizza
tomato and cheese pizza with sausage
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pepperoni pizza
tomato and cheese pizza with pepperoni
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cheese pizza
pizza with lots of cheese
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anchovy pizza
tomato and cheese pizza with anchovies
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Sicilian pizza
pizza made with a thick crust
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poi
Hawaiian dish of taro root pounded to a paste and often allowed to ferment
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pork and beans
dried beans cooked with pork and tomato sauce
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porridge
soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes in water or milk until thick
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hasty pudding
sweetened porridge made of tapioca or flour or oatmeal cooked quickly in milk or water
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gruel
a thin porridge (usually oatmeal or cornmeal)
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burgoo, oatmeal
porridge made of rolled oats
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potpie
deep-dish meat and vegetable pie or a meat stew with dumplings
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rijstafel, rijstaffel, rijsttaffel
dish originating in Indonesia; a wide variety of foods and sauces are served with rice
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Italian rice, risotto
rice cooked with broth and sprinkled with grated cheese
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roulade
a dish consisting of a slice of meat that is rolled around a filling and cooked
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Salisbury steak
ground beef patty usually with a sauce
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sauerbraten
pot roast marinated several days in seasoned vinegar before cooking; usually served with potato dumplings
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sauerkraut
shredded cabbage fermented in brine
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scallopine, scallopini
sauteed cutlets (usually veal or poultry) that have been pounded thin and coated with flour
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veal scallopini
thin sauteed cutlets of veal
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scampi
large shrimp sauteed in oil or butter and garlic
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Scotch egg
hard-cooked egg encased in sausage meat then breaded and deep-fried
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Scotch woodcock
creamy scrambled eggs on toast spread with anchovy paste
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scrapple
scraps of meat (usually pork) boiled with cornmeal and shaped into loaves for slicing and frying
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spaghetti and meatballs
spaghetti with meatballs in a tomato sauce
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Spanish rice
spicy rice with tomatoes and onions and green peppers
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cannibal mound, steak tartare, tartar steak
ground beef mixed with raw egg and e.g. onions and capers and anchovies; eaten raw
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pepper steak
strips of steak sauteed with green peppers and onions
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pepper steak, peppered steak, steak au poivre
steak covered with crushed peppercorns pan-broiled and served with brandy-and-butter sauce
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beef Stroganoff
sauteed strips of beef and mushrooms in sour cream sauce served with noodles
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stuffed cabbage
parboiled head of cabbage scooped out and filled with a hash of chopped e.g. beef or ham and baked; served with tomato or cheese sauce
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kishke, stuffed derma
(Judaism) roasted fowl intestines with a seasoned filling of matzo meal and suet
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stuffed peppers
parboiled green peppers stuffed usually with rice and meat and baked briefly
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hot stuffed tomato, stuffed tomato
tomato cases filled with various mixtures and baked briefly
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cold stuffed tomato, stuffed tomato
tomato cases filled with various salad mixtures and served cold
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succotash
fresh corn and lima beans with butter or cream
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sukiyaki
thin beef strips (or chicken or pork) cooked briefly at the table with onions and greens and soy sauce
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sashimi
very thinly sliced raw fish
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sushi
rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed
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Swiss steak
steak braised in tomato and onion mixture
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tamale
corn and cornmeal dough stuffed with a meat mixture then wrapped in corn husks and steamed
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tamale pie
a meat mixture covered with cornbread topping that resembles a Mexican dish
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tempura
vegetables and seafood dipped in batter and deep-fried
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teriyaki
beef or chicken or seafood marinated in spicy soy sauce and grilled or broiled
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terrine
a pate or fancy meatloaf baked in an earthenware casserole
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Welsh rabbit, Welsh rarebit, rarebit
cheese melted with ale or beer served over toast
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Wiener schnitzel, schnitzel
deep-fried breaded veal cutlets
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taco
a tortilla rolled cupped around a filling
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chicken taco
a taco with a chicken filling
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burrito
a flour tortilla folded around a filling
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beef burrito
a burrito with a beef filling
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quesadilla
a tortilla that is filled with cheese and heated
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tostada
a flat tortilla with various fillings piled on it
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bean tostada
a flat tortilla topped with refried beans
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frijoles refritos, refried beans
dried beans cooked and mashed and then fried in lard with various seasonings
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couscous
a spicy dish that originated in northern Africa; consists of pasta steamed with a meat and vegetable stew
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ramekin, ramequin
a cheese dish made with egg and bread crumbs that is baked and served in individual fireproof dishes
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mold, mould
a dish or dessert that is formed in or on a mold
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aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, sustenance, victuals
a source of materials to nourish the body
the quantity that a dish will hold
"they served me a dish of rice"
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- dishful
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containerful
the quantity that a container will hold
a very attractive or seductive looking woman
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adult female, woman
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation
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- dish aerial, dish antenna, saucer
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scanner
a radar dish that rotates or oscillates in order to scan a broad area
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directional antenna
an antenna that transmits or receives signals only in a narrow angle
an activity that you like or at which you are superior
"marriage was scarcely his dish"
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- bag, cup of tea
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activity
any specific behavior
Verbs
provide (usually but not necessarily food)
"She dished out the soup at 8 P.M."
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plank
cook and serve on a plank
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