do the dishes

to wash the dishes; to wash and dry the dishes, knives, forks, glasses, etc., after a meal. Bill, you cannot go out and play until you've done the dishes. Why am I always the one who has to do the dishes?

do the dishes

Wash the plates, glasses, and silverware used at a meal. For example, If you walk the dog, I'll do the dishes.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Timoteo	tee-mo-TE-o (Italian, Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Malaika	mah-LIEK-ah	Arabic
Sanford	SAN-fərd	English
Joost	YO:ST	Dutch
Bozhena	-	Medieval Slavic
Bakarne	-	Basque