dishwasher
noun
dish·wash·er
ˈdish-ˌwȯ-shər 
-ˌwä-
1
: a worker employed to wash dishes
2
: a machine for washing dishes
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Let your dishes air dry in the dishwasher instead of using the heated drying feature, which can leak heat into your kitchen, raising indoor temperatures and humidity levels.
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Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 20 June 2024
Every Monday, Sussman runs a burger special, usually conceived by someone—a line cook, a dishwasher—who works one of the restaurant’s less glamorous jobs.
—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
The Mediterranean-style home also comes with a wine bar and a kitchen with granite countertops, two dishwashers and an extra-large steam oven.
—The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024
An automatic dishwasher ran three times without soap during Tuesday’s inspection.
—Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 31 May 2024
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Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 20 June 2024
Every Monday, Sussman runs a burger special, usually conceived by someone—a line cook, a dishwasher—who works one of the restaurant’s less glamorous jobs.
—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
The Mediterranean-style home also comes with a wine bar and a kitchen with granite countertops, two dishwashers and an extra-large steam oven.
—The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024
An automatic dishwasher ran three times without soap during Tuesday’s inspection.
—Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 31 May 2024
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“Dishwasher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dishwasher. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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dishwasher
noun
dish·wash·er
ˈdish-ˌwȯsh-ər
-ˌwäsh-
: a person or a machine that washes dishes
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