 dressing |
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| 1. | [ noun ] the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes | |
| Synonyms: | grooming | |
| Related terms: | covering primping toilet investment groom | |
| 2. | [ noun ] processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather | |
| Related terms: | conversion dress | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (medicine) a cloth covering for a wound or sore | |
| Synonyms: | medical_dressing | |
| Related terms: | cloth_covering bandage cast compress poultice surgical_dressing dress | |
| 4. | [ noun ] making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure | |
| Synonyms: | fecundation fertilisation fertilization | |
| Related terms: | enrichment top_dressing fertilize | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (food) a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables | |
| Synonyms: | stuffing | |
| Related terms: | concoction turkey_stuffing forcemeat oyster_stuffing dress | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (food) savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type | |
| Synonyms: | salad_dressing | |
| Related terms: | sauce blue_cheese_dressing Italian_dressing French_dressing Lorenzo_dressing bleu_cheese_dressing sauce_Louis half-and-half_dressing mayonnaise Russian_dressing Thousand_Island_dressing salad_cream anchovy_dressing dress | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (medicine) the act of applying a bandage | |
| Synonyms: | binding bandaging | |
| Related terms: | medical_care bind | |
| Similar spelling: |
drowsing dressmaking Dreesman drugging dragging Dreissena draggingly drag_in |
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