English Explanatory Dictionary

dressing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Material applied to a wound for protection or therapy.
  2. A sauce, especially a cold one for salads.
  3. Something added to the soil as a fertilizer etc.
  4. The activity of getting dressed.
  5. Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire.
  6. The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.
  7. Gum, starch, etc., used in stiffening or finishing silk, linen, and other fabrics.
  8. An ornamental finish, such as a moulding around doors, windows, or on a ceiling.
  9. Castigation; scolding; a dressing down.
  10. The process of extracting metals or other valuable components from minerals.
  11. Manure that's applied to one's garden.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of dress

Pronunciation

/ˈdɹɛsɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dressing.wav

Word forms

dressing dressings

Etymology

From Middle English dressing, dressinge, dressynge, equivalent to dress + -ing.

Synonyms

forcemeat

Derived words

blue cheese dressing boiled dressing Catalina dressing cross-dressing dopamine dressing dressing-bell dressing-boy dressing case dressing code dressing-down dressing forceps dressing gown dressing-gown dressing jacket dressing mirror dressing sack dressing station dressing stick dressing table dressing-up field dressing freedom dressing French dressing hairdressing investment dressing island dressing Italian dressing Louis dressing ore dressing pick dressing power dressing ranch dressing Rhode Island dressing Russian dressing salad dressing set dressing stonedressing Thousand Island dressing wafu dressing well dressing window dressing x-dressing
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