dish noun (FOOD)
food prepared in a particular way as part of a meal a chicken/vegetarian dish
dish noun (CONTAINER)
a container, flatter than a bowl and sometimes with a lid, from which food can be served or which can be used for cooking an oven-proof dish
the dishes
all the plates, glasses, knives, forks, etc. that have been used during a meal Have you done/washed the dishes?
plate noun (DISH)
a flat, usually round dish with a slightly raised edge that you eat from or serve food from paper/plastic/china plates
a dinner/salad plate
clean/dirty plates There's still lots of food on your plate.
plateful an amount of food on a plate Stephen ate three plates of spaghetti.
plate noun (FLAT PIECE)
a flat piece of something that is hard and does not bend Thick bony plates protected the dinosaur against attack.
The ship's deck is composed of steel plates.
license plate; number plates
specialized a flat piece of metal with words and/or pictures on it that can be printed