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A dishwasher appliance is provided with a silverware basket. The silverware basket has features for creating an offset between a door of the appliance or a wall of the appliance and the silverware basket. The offset can permit debris and/or washing fluid to flow between the silverware basket and the

A dishwasher appliance is provided with a silverware basket. The silverware basket has features for creating an offset between a door of the appliance or a wall of the appliance and the silverware basket. The offset can permit debris and/or washing fluid to flow between the silverware basket and the door or the wall of the appliance.

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1. A dishwasher appliance comprising: a tub defining a wash chamber;a door mounted to said tub, said door configured for permitting selective access to the wash chamber of said tub;a rack assembly selectively positioned within the wash chamber of said tub and configured for the receipt of articles f

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A dishwasher appliance comprising: a tub defining a wash chamber;a door mounted to said tub, said door configured for permitting selective access to the wash chamber of said tub;a rack assembly selectively positioned within the wash chamber of said tub and configured for the receipt of articles for washing;a silverware basket removably mounted to a front of said rack assembly such that said silverware basket is disposed between said door and said rack assembly when said door is in a closed position, said silverware basket extending between a first side and a second side along a horizontal direction, wherein said silverware basket comprises: a bottom wall;a back wall extending from said bottom wall, said back wall positioned adjacent said rack assembly;a front wall extending from said bottom wall and spaced apart from said back wall, said front wall positioned adjacent said door when said door is in the closed position;a pair of sidewalls extending between said back wall and said front wall, each side wall of said pair of sidewalls positioned at a respective one of the first and second sides of said silverware basket;wherein said bottom wall, said back wall, said pair of sidewalls, and said front wall define a cavity for receipt of articles for cleaning, wherein said front wall is arcuate along the horizontal direction between the sidewalls of said pair of sidewalls such that a contact point of said front wall is positioned on said door and said front wall is spaced apart from said door at the first and second ends of said silverware basket by between three hundredths of an inch and one quarter of an inch when said door is in the closed position. 2. The dishwasher appliance of claim 1, wherein said front wall comprises a plurality of slats extending along the horizontal direction from about the first end to about the second end of said silverware basket, wherein said plurality of slats is substantially arcuate along the horizontal direction. 3. The dishwasher appliance of claim 1, wherein said silverware basket further comprises a divider extending between said front wall and said back wall in order to divide the cavity into a first cavity and a second cavity. 4. The dishwasher appliance of claim 1, wherein said bottom wall, said back wall, and said front wall define a plurality of holes for directing wash fluid out of the cavity. 5. The dishwasher appliance of claim 1, wherein said front wall comprises a lip extending along the horizontal direction from the first end to the second end of said silverware basket, wherein said lip is substantially arcuate along the horizontal direction. 6. The dishwasher appliance of claim 1, wherein said front wall is arcuate along the horizontal direction such that the first and second ends of said silverware basket are spaced apart from said door by between five hundredths of an inch and about nine hundredths of an inch. 7. The dishwasher appliance of claim 1, wherein said door is arcuate along the horizontal direction. 8. The dishwasher appliance of claim 7, wherein said door and said front wall are arcuate along the horizontal direction such that the first and second ends of said silverware basket are spaced apart from said door by between five hundredths of an inch and about nine hundredths of an inch. 9. The dishwasher appliance of claim 1, wherein said silverware basket is constructed of plastic. 10. A silverware basket for a dishwasher appliance, the silverware basket extending between a first side and a second side along a horizontal direction, the silverware basket also extending between a front and a back along a transverse direction, the silverware basket comprising: a bottom wall;a back wall extending from said bottom wall; anda front wall extending from said bottom wall and spaced apart from said back wall along the transverse direction;a pair of sidewalls extending between said back wall and said front wall along the transverse direction, each sidewall of said pair of sidewalls positioned at a respective one of the first and second sides of the silverware basket;wherein said bottom wall, said back wall, said pair of sidewalls, and said front wall define a cavity for receipt of articles for cleaning, wherein said front wall is arcuate along the horizontal direction between said pair of sidewalls such that a contact point of said front wall is spaced apart from the sidewalls of the pair of sidewalls at the first and second ends of said silverware basket along the transverse direction by between three hundredths of an inch and one quarter of an inch. 11. The silverware basket of claim 10, wherein said front wall is arcuate along the horizontal direction from about the first end to about the second end of said silverware basket such that the contact point of said front wall is positioned further from said back wall along the transverse direction than the first and second ends of said silverware basket. 12. The silverware basket of claim 10, wherein said front wall comprises a plurality of slats extending along the horizontal direction from about the first end to about the second end of said silverware basket, wherein said plurality of slats are substantially arcuate along the horizontal direction. 13. The silverware basket of claim 10, further comprising a divider extending between said front wall and said back wall in order to divide the cavity into a first cavity and a second cavity. 14. The silverware basket of claim 10, wherein said bottom wall, said back wall, and said front wall define a plurality of holes for directing wash fluid out of the cavity. 15. The silverware basket of claim 10, wherein said front wall comprises a lip extending along the horizontal direction from the first end to the second end of said silverware basket, wherein said lip is substantially arcuate along the horizontal direction. 16. The silverware basket of claim 10, wherein said front wall is arcuate along the horizontal direction such that the contact point of said front wall and the first and second ends of said silverware basket are spaced apart along the transverse direction by between five hundredths of an inch and about nine hundredths of an inch. 17. The silverware basket of claim 10, wherein said back wall includes an attachment mechanism for selectively attaching the silverware basket to a rack of the dishwasher appliance. 18. The silverware basket of claim 17, wherein said attachment mechanism is configured for hanging the silverware basket from a front of the rack.