dishwater
/ˈdɪʃwɔːtə(r)/noun
उच्चारण डिश्वॉर्टर
बर्तन धोने का (गंदा) पानी
Core word
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[U]
water that has been used for washing dirty plates and dishes
बर्तन धोने का (गंदा) पानी
- She poured the dishwater down the sink.
- The dishwater turned grey after we washed all the festival plates.
- He emptied the bucket of dishwater into the drain.
+ 2 more examples
- Grease floated on the surface of the dishwater.
- The soap left the dishwater cloudy.
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[U] informal, disapproving
a drink, especially tea or coffee, that is weak and has little taste
बहुत पतली, बेस्वाद (चाय या कॉफ़ी)
- This coffee tastes like dishwater.
- The tea at the station was thin and tasted of dishwater.
- The tea they served at the meeting was dishwater.
+ 2 more examples
- I can't drink this coffee; it's like dishwater.
- Dishwater is what we called the weak soup in the hostel.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
dishwater (uncountable noun)
It is uncountable and means water used for washing dishes.
यह अगणनीय है और इसका अर्थ बर्तन धोने में प्रयुक्त पानी है।
- Don't pour the dirty dishwater down the drain in the garden.
- The dishwater turned grey with soap and grease.
weak drink: like dishwater
Informally, dishwater describes a very weak and tasteless drink, especially tea or coffee.
अनौपचारिक रूप से 'dishwater' बहुत फीके और बेस्वाद पेय, विशेषकर चाय या कॉफ़ी के लिए आता है।
- The tea at the station tasted like dishwater.
(as) dull as dishwater (idiom)
This idiom describes a person or thing that is extremely boring.
यह मुहावरा अत्यंत उबाऊ व्यक्ति या वस्तु का वर्णन करता है।
- The lecture was as dull as dishwater.
dishwater + noun
It can be used before another noun in compounds such as dishwater blonde, a dull light-brown shade of hair.
यह compounds में दूसरी संज्ञा से पहले आ सकता है, जैसे 'dishwater blonde'।
- Her hair was a dull dishwater colour.
+Collocations 5
adjective + dishwater
dirtygreasycoldsoapygreywarm
- The soapy dishwater was poured on the plants.
verb + dishwater
pour awaythrow outreuseemptystir
- She emptied the dishwater into a bucket.
taste like dishwater
taste likelook likesmell likebe as weak as
- The coffee tasted like dishwater.
dull as dishwater
a dull speecha dull filma dull mana dull party
- The film was as dull as dishwater.
dishwater + noun
blondecolourgreysoup
- The soup looked like grey dishwater.
“More examples 8
- The farmer used leftover dishwater to water his flowerpots.
किसान ने बचे हुए बर्तन धोने के पानी से अपने गमलों में पानी दिया।
- The soup was thin and tasted like dishwater.
सूप पतला था और उसका स्वाद फीके पानी जैसा था।
- Radhika found the novel as dull as dishwater and gave up after ten pages.
राधिका को उपन्यास बेहद उबाऊ लगा और उसने दस पृष्ठ बाद छोड़ दिया।
- The dishwater was so greasy that she changed it twice.
बर्तन धोने का पानी इतना चिकना था कि उसने उसे दो बार बदला।
- He called the speaker's jokes dishwater humour.
उसने वक्ता के मज़ाकों को फीका हास्य कहा।
- Don't drink that tea; it is nothing but dishwater.
वह चाय मत पीजिए; वह तो बस फीका पानी है।
- The tea, boiled for a minute, was thin as dishwater.
एक मिनट उबली चाय पानी जैसी फीकी थी।
- She poured the cold dishwater over the tulsi plant.
उसने ठंडा बर्तन धोने का पानी तुलसी के पौधे पर डाल दिया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The class was dull like a dishwater.
✓ The class was as dull as dishwater.
The idiom is fixed: as dull as dishwater, with no article.
यह मुहावरा निश्चित रूप में है: 'as dull as dishwater', बिना article के।
✗ Pour the dishwaters away.
✓ Pour the dishwater away.
Dishwater is uncountable and has no plural.
'Dishwater' अगणनीय है और इसका बहुवचन नहीं होता।
¶Idioms 1
(as) dull as dishwater
very boring (the British form is 'as dull as ditchwater')
बेहद नीरस, बहुत उबाऊ
- The lecture was as dull as dishwater.
- His new novel is dull as dishwater.