Container
Container noun - Any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another).
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Dish is a synonym for container in holder for physical object topic. In some cases you can use "Dish" instead a noun "Container".
Dish
Dish noun - A piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food.
Usage example: we gave them a set of dishes for a wedding present
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Synonyms for Dish
Container is a synonym for dish in eating receptacle topic. You can use "Container" instead a noun "Dish".
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- In an episode of Chowder, the main character subjects himself, Mung Daal, Truffles, and Schnitzel to this after attempting to cram an entire container of a certain ingredient into a dish.
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This took a few forms: The contestant could be in a container and have the dish made around him/her with the contestant acting as a sort of bonus ingredient, for example the sushi rolls.
Source: Series / Double Dare (1986) -
From there, the meaning of the word diverged; since many of these things were sweet mixtures, any sweet dish that sets after boiling, baking, or steaming became known as a "pudding"—but so did many savoury dishes that happen to be baked, steamed, or boiled and take the shape of their container.
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