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dishful

dishful

6.7
An amount that fills a dish
  • noun
  • /ˈdɪʃfəl/
translation icon : plato lleno
  • She added a dishful of sugar to the recipe.

Examples

  • He brought over a dishful of fresh fruit from the kitchen.

  • I was given a dishful of soup to start the meal.

  • She served a dishful of pasta.

  • Can you bring a dishful of salad to the picnic?

  • She served a dishful of pasta to each guest at the dinner table.

  • He filled the bowl with a dishful of salad for the picnic.

  • At the family gathering, everyone enjoyed a dishful of homemade stew.

Synonyms

dish
vsdishful
82 1.0

An amount of food served to one person

is the term for the same quantity but labels the measure itself
plateful
vsdishful
2 2.3

A plate filled with food

is the general container capacity term rather than that flat surface amount
bowlful
vsdishful
1 2.2

An amount of something that fills a bowl

is a general container capacity term, not specific to deep vessels
trayful
vsdishful
1 4.1

An amount that fills a tray

is about single serving container capacity, not capacity for many items
glassful
vsdishful
1 1.4

An amount that fills a glass

is the general container capacity term rather than that drinking measure
scoopful
vsdishful
1 2.3

The amount a spoon or small shovel can hold

is the general container capacity term for whole serving containers
tablespoonful
vsdishful
1 1.1

An amount that fills a tablespoon used for cooking or medicine

is a broader container capacity term, not a precise spoon measure
tableful
vsdishful
1 3.5

A large amount of food or many guests for a meal

is about single container capacity, not counts of people or items
mugful
vsdishful
3.8

An amount of liquid that fills a mug

is the general container capacity term, not tied to handled cups
soupful
vsdishful
2.0

An amount of soup that fills a spoon or bowl

is the general container capacity term, not specific to liquids

How Much

trayful
1 4.1
dishful
6.7
plateful
2 2.3
bowlful
1 2.2
cupful
2 1.7
spoonful
26 1.0

Surface Forms

dishful singular
dishfuls plural

Morphology

dishful = dish (transparent) = dish + ful

The meaning is the regular container-measure reading 'a quantity that fills a dish', formed by productive suffix '-ful' added to 'dish'.

Etymology

Dishful comes from the simple word dish, meaning a plate or bowl, plus the ending -ful, meaning 'full of', just like in cupful. So, a dishful is the amount that fills a dish, for example a bowl of soup.