They also like barbecues, he explained, because paper plates mean no dishes to wash.

When the flowers were arranged, the curtains hung, the dinner eaten and the dishes washed, I went into labor.

Merlin enchants the dishes to wash themselves, then takes Wart for another lesson and turns them into squirrels to learn about gravity.

Very slowly the girl was washing the breakfast dishes.

By habit, he began to gather the dishes to wash them, but then realized the absurdity of being a thoughtful guest under these circumstances.

The table had been cleared and wiped down, the dishes washed.

When she got back to the kitchen it was to find the dishes washed and the kitchen more or less tidy.

O'Hara's bed was made and the dishes washed.

"No dirty dishes for Eleanor to wash, a pleasant evening in good company, and perhaps the sun shining again tomorrow."

No dishes to wash, no beds to make, and only our own socks to pick up.