Usually means: Used, dirty water from washing.
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We found 24 dictionaries that define the word dishwater:

General (22 matching dictionaries)
  1. dishwater: Merriam-Webster
  2. dishwater: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. dishwater: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. dishwater: Collins English Dictionary
  5. dishwater: Vocabulary.com
  6. dishwater: Wordnik
  7. dishwater: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. dishwater: Wiktionary
  9. dishwater: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. dishwater: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. Dishwater, dishwater: Dictionary.com
  12. Dishwater: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  13. dishwater: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  14. dishwater: Rhymezone
  15. Dishwater: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  16. dishwater: FreeDictionary.org
  17. dishwater: Mnemonic Dictionary
  18. dishwater: TheFreeDictionary.com
  19. dishwater: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations
  20. dishwater: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. dishwater: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Dishwater: Urban Dictionary

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▸ noun:  Water that dishes and cooking utensils have been washed in.
▸ noun:  (by extension) Anything dull and lacking interest or flavour.

Similar:
dishwash, dishpan, dish, dishcloth, washing-up, dish washer, dishwiper, washdish, dish liquid, dishsoap, more...

Types:
soapy, sudsy, scummy, greasy, oily, filthy, more...

Phrases:
dull as dishwater, as dull as dishwater, more...

Adjectives:
dirty, soapy, hot, greasy, old, cold, warm, tepid, stale, gray, much

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Similar:
dishwash, dishpan, dish, dishcloth, washing-up, dish washer, dishwiper, washdish, dish liquid, dishsoap, more...

Types:
soapy, sudsy, scummy, greasy, oily, filthy, more...

Phrases:
dull as dishwater, as dull as dishwater, more...

Adjectives:
dirty, soapy, hot, greasy, old, cold, warm, tepid, stale, gray, much



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