plural of big ugly dish

A shallow glass dish, with a loose-fitting cover, used to culture bacteria.

(transitive) To put (food) on to a dish ready for eating. / (transitive) To distribute (a thing). / (transitive, figuratively) To distribute or deliver something.

baked in a deep dish (a metallic pan)

(transitive) To serve (cooked food); to take (food) from the oven, pots, etc. and put in dishes to be served at table. / (figuratively, transitive) To produce for an audience.

(cooking) Any of several devices, involving a pan and a heater, used to warm food at the table, or to keep it warm.

(slang) A person employed to wash dishes at a restaurant or similar location.

(slang, derogatory) An employee of a restaurant who washes dishware, typically a minimum wage position where workers are not well-treated.

A small, square glass or plastic dish, having ruled orientation lines that is used in biological experiments such as agar diffusion assays, propagation of bacteria and fungi, culture and screening of bacteria and yeast colonies.

Alternative spelling of assay dish