dishwater

[dish-waw-ter, -wot-er] /ˈdɪʃˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər/
noun
1.
water in which dishes are, or have been, washed.
Idioms
2.
dull as dishwater / ditchwater, extremely dull; boring.
Origin
1475-85; dish + water
Examples from the web for dishwater
  • Most days, the building blends into the landscape of dishwater-colored hills.
  • Dispose of dishwater in the main current of the river.
  • For example, the shower could wait until the dishwater is done.
  • If the river is muddy, allow dishwater to settle and remove sediment before use.
  • Restaurants are required to install grease traps or interceptors to catch grease before it washes down the pipes with dishwater.
  • Discharge of dishwater or gray water on the ground is prohibited.
  • So, one morning she's out, throw out some dishwater.
  • Strain liquids, including dishwater, and deposit them in the river.
  • dishwater must be disposed of through proper sanitary facilities: it must not be discharged on or into the ground.
  • dishwater may be dumped into the drains beneath the water faucets.
British Dictionary definitions for dishwater

dishwater

/ˈdɪʃˌwɔːtə/
noun
1.
water in which dishes and kitchen utensils are or have been washed
2.
something resembling this: that was dishwater, not coffee
Word Origin and History for dishwater
n.

also dish-water, "water where dishes have been washed," late 15c., from dish (n.) + water (n.). Used figuratively of weak broth, coffee, etc., from 1719.

Slang definitions & phrases for dishwater

dishwater

noun

Weak and scarcely drinkable soup, coffee, etc (1719+)

Related Terms

dull as dishwater


Idioms and Phrases with dishwater

dishwater