dishwater

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dishwater

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From dish + water.

noun dishwaters

  1. uncountable, usually Water that dishes and cooking utensils have been washed in. The dishwater drained away slowly.
  2. broadly, uncountable, usually Anything dull and lacking interest or flavour. This season's offerings are nothing but dishwater.

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noun washing water

Españolagua de fregar
中文洗碗水 xǐwǎnshuǐ
Françaisrinçure, eau de vaisselle
DeutschSpülwasser, Spülicht, Abwaschwasser
Italianobroda, brodaglia
Ελληνικάαπόνερα apónera
Русскийпомо́и pomói

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"dishwater." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dishwater. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{dishwater_2026,
  title = {dishwater},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dishwater},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}