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# dishwasher

noun (a dishwasher, dishwashers)

«dishwasher» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A machine in the kitchen that washes plates, cups, cutlery and pans with hot water and soap. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dishwasher/#m1)
2. A person whose job is washing dishes, for example in a restaurant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dishwasher/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, children help by loading and emptying the dishwasher: dirty dishes face the water spray, knives go point down for safety, and plastic goes on the top rack. In safety lessons: dishwasher tablets and liquid are dangerous to swallow and must be kept away from small children; do not open a dishwasher during its cycle because of hot steam. In science, it uses hot water and detergent to remove grease and germs. Phrases: "load the dishwasher", "empty/unload the dishwasher", "dishwasher-safe", "put it on" (start it).

### Examples

- Please load your plate into the dishwasher. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dishwasher/#x1)
- I empty the dishwasher every morning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dishwasher/#x2)
- Put the knives in point down. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dishwasher/#x3)
- Is this cup dishwasher-safe? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dishwasher/#x4)
- Dishwasher tablets are not sweets — never eat them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dishwasher/#x5)
- The dishwasher beeped when it finished. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dishwasher/#x6)
- Hot steam came out when Dad opened the dishwasher. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dishwasher/#x7)
- My uncle worked as a dishwasher in a restaurant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dishwasher/#x8)

### Note

One word: dishwasher (dish + washer). Countable: a dishwasher. "Dishwasher-safe" means it will not be damaged by the machine; wooden spoons and some plastics are not. Do not confuse with "washing machine", which washes clothes.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dishwasher» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dishwasher/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dishwasher» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dishwasher.html) on Mova free.