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Definition of dishwater noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    dishwater

     noun
    noun
    NAmE//ˈdɪʃˌwɔt̮ər//
     
    , NAmE//ˈdɪʃˌwɑt̮ər//
     
    [uncountable]
     
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  1. 1water that someone has used to wash dirty plates, etc.
  2. 2(humorous) The coffee looked and tasted like dishwater (= it was weak and unpleasant).
    3. Idioms
    (as) dull as dishwater
     
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    extremely boring I always found history as dull as dishwater.
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