fish and chips vs dish

fish and chips and dish both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fish and chips	Yes	No	No	No
dish	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

fish and chips (noun)	dish (noun)
fried fish and french-fried potatoes	an activity that you like or at which you are superior
	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

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