Definitions for dishwater

dishwater dish·wa·ter

Spelling: [dish-waw-ter, -wot-er]
IPA: /ˈdɪʃˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər/

Dishwater is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 734 anagrams from letters in dishwater (adehirstw).

Definitions for dishwater

noun

  1. water in which dishes are, or have been, washed.

Idioms

  1. dull as dishwater / ditchwater, extremely dull; boring.

Origin of dishwater

First recorded in 1475-85; dish + water

Examples for dishwater

Here I go off and have an adventure and she has to slop around in dishwater.

So here we are—and I'm as dull as dishwater and so lonesome!

Jud turned from his pan of dishwater to cast a frightened glance over his shoulder.

And as if this was not enough, she threatened to throw the dishwater on me.

Her hands and arms were red and dripping and from a dim region at the rear came the smell of dishwater.

If you spill any of the dishwater on the floor, it flattens out.

Soon the dishwater ceased, and they felt freshly broken earth under their feet.

Si had thoughtlessly flung some dishwater into the company street.

He'd better pay his board bill today or she'd throw him out like dishwater.

As to the spoons, they get thrown away with the dishwater and sometimes into the fire.

Word Value for dishwater
Scrable

16

Words with friends

15

Similar words for dishwater
Word of the day