dressing

dress·ing  (drsng)

n.

1. A therapeutic or protective material applied to a wound.

2. A sauce for certain dishes, such as salads.

3. A stuffing, as for poultry or fish.

4. Manure or other fertilizing material for soil.

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dressing

Noun

1. a sauce for food: salad dressing

2. US & Canad same as stuffing (sense 1)

3. a covering for a wound

4. manure or fertilizer spread on land

5. a gluey material used for stiffening paper, textiles, etc.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dressing - savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type salad dressing sauce - flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food sauce Louis - mayonnaise and heavy cream combined with chopped green pepper and green onion seasoned with chili sauce and Worcestershire sauce and lemon juice bleu cheese dressing, blue cheese dressing - creamy dressing containing crumbled blue cheese blue cheese dressing, Roquefort dressing - vinaigrette containing crumbled Roquefort or blue cheese French dressing, sauce vinaigrette, vinaigrette - oil and vinegar with mustard and garlic Lorenzo dressing - vinaigrette with chili sauce and chopped watercress anchovy dressing - vinaigrette and mashed anchovies Italian dressing - a vinaigrette with garlic and herbs: oregano and basil and dill half-and-half dressing - half mayonnaise and half vinaigrette seasoned with minced garlic and mashed anchovies and grated Parmesan cheese; especially good for combination salads mayo, mayonnaise - egg yolks and oil and vinegar Russian dressing, Russian mayonnaise - mayonnaise with horseradish grated onion and chili sauce or catsup; sometimes with caviar added salad cream - a creamy salad dressing resembling mayonnaise Thousand Island dressing - mayonnaise with chili sauce or catsup and minced olives and peppers and hard-cooked egg
	2.	dressing - a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables stuffing turkey stuffing - stuffing for turkey oyster dressing, oyster stuffing - stuffing made with oysters forcemeat, farce - mixture of ground raw chicken and mushrooms with pistachios and truffles and onions and parsley and lots of butter and bound with eggs concoction, intermixture, mixture - any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients; "he volunteered to taste her latest concoction"; "he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade"
	3.	dressing - making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure fecundation, fertilisation, fertilization enrichment - act of making fuller or more meaningful or rewarding top dressing - a layer of fertilizer or manure not plowed in
	4.	dressing - a cloth covering for a wound or sore medical dressing bandage, patch - a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body cloth covering - a covering made of cloth compress - a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever) cataplasm, poultice, plaster - a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc. surgical dressing - a loosely woven cotton dressing for incisions made during surgery
	5.	dressing - processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather conversion - the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another
	6.	dressing - the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes grooming covering - the act of protecting something by covering it investment - the act of putting on robes or vestments primping - careful or finicky grooming; "the primping alone took more than an hour" toilette, toilet - the act of dressing and preparing yourself; "he made his morning toilet and went to breakfast"
	7.	dressing - the act of applying a bandage         bandaging, binding medical aid, medical care - professional treatment for illness or injury

Translations

dressing [ˈdrɛsɪŋ] n (MED) → vendaje m;

(CULIN) → aliño

dressing [ˈdrɛsɪŋ] dress n (Med) → pansement m;

(Culin) → sauce f, assaisonnement m

dressing [ˈdrɛsɪŋ] dress n → Verband m;

(Culin) → (Salat)soße f

dressing [ˈdrɛsɪŋ] n (MED) → benda;

(CULIN) → condimento