dish vs container

container vs dish

dish and container both are nouns.

dish is a verb but container is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dish	Yes	No	Yes	No
container	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, container is a hypernym of dish; that is, container is a word with a broader meaning than dish:

dish: a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
container: 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)

Other hypernyms of dish include crockery, dishware.

dish (noun)	container (noun)
an activity that you like or at which you are superior	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)
a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation
a particular item of prepared food
a very attractive or seductive looking woman
the quantity that a dish will hold

dish (verb)	container (verb)
make concave; shape like a dish
provide (usually but not necessarily food)

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