Definition of Dishwashing

1. Noun. The act of washing dishes.

Exact synonyms: Washup
Generic synonyms: Lavation, Wash, Washing
Derivative terms: Wash Up

Definition of Dishwashing

1. Noun. The act of cleaning the dishware. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dishwashing

dishtowels
dishumour
dishumoured
dishumouring
dishumours
dishware
dishwares
dishwashable
dishwasher
dishwasher-safe
dishwasher detergent
dishwasher proof
dishwasher safe
dishwasherable
dishwashers
dishwashing (current term)
dishwashing detergent
dishwashing liquid
dishwashing machine
dishwater
dishwater blond
dishwater blonds
dishwaters
dishwatery
disiamylborane
disiamylboranes
disilane
disilanes
disilene

Literary usage of Dishwashing

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Text-book of Cooking by Carlotta Cherryholmes Greer (1915)
"LESSON III dishwashing NOTE. — The writer feels that the only justification for inserting the directions for broiling tomatoes or baking squash in this ..."

2. Teaching in Rural Schools by Thomas Jackson Woofter (1917)
"Have these brought up and discussed. What should be the menus for children in school? dishwashing. Stress the importance of this being thor- ..."

3. The Household Budget, with a Special Inquiry Into the Amount and Value of by John Bacon Leeds (1917)
"SECTION VII FOOD—dishwashing THE time required for washing dishes, pots and pans and clearing up the kitchen, varies from three to twenty-one hours, ..."

4. Household Engineering: Scientific Management in the Home by Christine Frederick, American School of Home Economics (1919)
"Let us take dishwashing. TIME STUDIES OF dishwashing When we say ... The efficiency of the whole process of "dishwashing'' can be improved only by ..."

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