dishwasherable
/dɪʃˈwɒʃ(ə)ɹəb(ə)l/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
dishwasher safe; able to be placed safely in a dishwasher for cleaning
Example Sentences
- "All the parts of the deep fryer are dishwasherable."
- "1998, Vicky Larmour, in alt.newlywed http://groups.google.com/group/alt.newlywed/msg/7def73268c9f3338?dmode=source&hl=en I always assumed they weren't dishwasherable."
- "2001, Charlotte L. Blackmer, in rec.food.cooking http://groups.google.com/group/rec.food.cooking/msg/87bab320cbda4e34?dmode=source&hl=en I looked for a set of casual dishes (microwavable and eventually dishwasherable, but I had no dishwasher at the time) that would go with the other dishes I had acquired for a while."
- "2004, Kate Dicey, in uk.rec.sheds http://groups.google.com/group/uk.rec.sheds/msg/676b0258781676d1?dmode=source&hl=en Lakeland Limited do some dishwasherable tree bits chopping boards."
- "2006, Eric Walker, in rec.food.equipment http://groups.google.com/group/rec.food.equipment/msg/013e7f2911503bf6?dmode=source The KitchenAid is dishwasherable, and works fine on induction units."
Etymology
Etymology tree English dishwasher Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English dishwasherable From dishwasher + -able.
Inflected Forms
more dishwasherable (comparative)
most dishwasherable (superlative)