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Dressing

noun/ɛmbˈɑːɹk/
Definition
savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɛmbˈɑːɹk/
🇬🇧British English
/dɹˈɛsɪŋ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dɹˈɛsɪŋ/
2 syllables Say it as /ɛmbˈɑːɹk/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
nounsavory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
nouna mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables
nounmaking fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure
nouna cloth covering for a wound or sore
nounprocesses in the conversion of rough hides into leather
nounthe activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes
nounthe act of applying a bandage
verbput on clothes
“we had to dress quickly”
verbprovide with clothes or put clothes on
“Parents must feed and dress their child”
verbput a finish on
“dress the surface smooth”
verbdress in a certain manner
“She dresses in the latest Paris fashion”
verbdress or groom with elaborate care
“She likes to dress when going to the opera”
verbkill and prepare for market or consumption
“dress a turkey”
verbarrange in ranks
“dress troops”
verbdecorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
verbprovide with decoration
“dress the windows”
verbput a dressing on
“dress the salads”
verbcultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
“dress the plants in the garden”
verbcut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width
verbconvert into leather
“dress the tanned skins”
verbapply a bandage or medication to
“dress the victim's wounds”
verbgive a neat appearance to
“groom the dogs”
verbarrange attractively
“dress my hair for the wedding”
Word Forms
dressverbput a dressing on
stuffverbfill with a stuffing while cooking
fertilizeverbprovide with fertilizers or add nutrients to
fecundateverbmake fertile or productive
groomverbcare for one's external appearance
bindverbwrap around with something so as to cover or enclose
dressnounclothing in general
dressernouna wardrobe assistant for an actor
dressingnounthe activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes
clothingnouna covering designed to be worn on a person's body
garbnounclothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
raimentnounespecially fine or decorative clothing
garmentnounan article of clothing
apparelnounclothing in general
primpingnouncareful or finicky grooming
trimnouna decoration or adornment on a garment
garnishnounany decoration added as a trimming or adornment
decorativeadjectiveserving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
decornoundecoration consisting of the layout and furnishings of a livable interior
decorationnounsomething used to beautify
snipnouna small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)
clipnounthe act of clipping or snipping
clippernounshears for cutting grass or shrubbery (often used in the plural)
clippingnouncutting down to the desired size or shape
cropnounthe yield from plants in a single growing season
trimmernouna worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs
trimmingnouncutting down to the desired size or shape
loppernouna long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees
prunernouna worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs
pruningnounthe act of trimming a plant
groomnounsomeone employed in a stable to take care of the horses
arrangementnounan orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging
coiffurenounthe arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
Around the World
Europe
🇫🇷French
pansement
vinaigrettes salées pour salades; essentiellement de deux sortes : soit du type français fin ou vinaigrette, soit du type mayonnaise crémeuse
🇪🇸Spanish
vendaje
aderezos salados para ensaladas; básicamente de dos tipos: ya sea el tipo francés fino o vinagreta o el tipo mayonesa cremosa
🇮🇹Italian
vestirsi
condimenti salati per insalate; fondamentalmente di due tipi: o il tipo francese sottile o vinaigrette o il tipo cremoso alla maionese
🇵🇹Portuguese
vestir
molhos saborosos para saladas; basicamente de dois tipos: o tipo francês fino ou vinagrete ou o tipo maionese cremosa
🇷🇺Russian
одевание
пикантные заправки для салатов; в основном двух видов: либо тонкий французский или винегретный тип, либо сливочно-майонезный.
India
🇮🇳Hindi
ड्रेसिंग
सलाद के लिए स्वादिष्ट ड्रेसिंग; मूल रूप से दो प्रकार के होते हैं: या तो पतला फ्रेंच या विनैग्रेट प्रकार या मलाईदार मेयोनेज़ प्रकार
🇧🇩Bengali
ড্রেসিং
সালাদ জন্য সুস্বাদু ড্রেসিং; মূলত দুই ধরনের: হয় পাতলা ফ্রেঞ্চ বা ভিনাইগ্রেট টাইপ বা ক্রিমি মেয়োনিজ টাইপ
🇮🇳Tamil
ஆடை அணிதல்
சாலட்களுக்கு சுவையான ஆடைகள்; அடிப்படையில் இரண்டு வகைகள்: மெல்லிய பிரஞ்சு அல்லது வினிகிரெட் வகை அல்லது கிரீமி மயோனைஸ் வகை
🇮🇳Telugu
డ్రెస్సింగ్
సలాడ్లు కోసం రుచికరమైన డ్రెస్సింగ్; ప్రాథమికంగా రెండు రకాలు: సన్నని ఫ్రెంచ్ లేదా వైనైగ్రెట్ రకం లేదా క్రీమీ మయోన్నైస్ రకం
🇮🇳Marathi
ड्रेसिंग
सॅलडसाठी चवदार ड्रेसिंग; मुळात दोन प्रकारचे: एकतर पातळ फ्रेंच किंवा व्हिनिग्रेट प्रकार किंवा क्रीमी अंडयातील बलक प्रकार
🇮🇳Gujarati
ડ્રેસિંગ
સલાડ માટે સ્વાદિષ્ટ ડ્રેસિંગ્સ; મૂળભૂત રીતે બે પ્રકારના: કાં તો પાતળી ફ્રેન્ચ અથવા વિનેગ્રેટ પ્રકાર અથવા ક્રીમી મેયોનેઝ પ્રકાર
🇮🇳Kannada
ಡ್ರೆಸ್ಸಿಂಗ್
ಸಲಾಡ್ಗಳಿಗೆ ಖಾರದ ಡ್ರೆಸಿಂಗ್ಗಳು; ಮೂಲಭೂತವಾಗಿ ಎರಡು ವಿಧಗಳು: ತೆಳುವಾದ ಫ್ರೆಂಚ್ ಅಥವಾ ವೀನೈಗ್ರೇಟ್ ಪ್ರಕಾರ ಅಥವಾ ಕೆನೆ ಮೇಯನೇಸ್ ಪ್ರಕಾರ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വസ്ത്രധാരണം
സലാഡുകൾക്കുള്ള രുചികരമായ ഡ്രെസ്സിംഗുകൾ; അടിസ്ഥാനപരമായി രണ്ട് തരം: ഒന്നുകിൽ നേർത്ത ഫ്രഞ്ച് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വിനൈഗ്രെറ്റ് തരം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ക്രീം മയോന്നൈസ് തരം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਡਰੈਸਿੰਗ
ਸਲਾਦ ਲਈ ਸੁਆਦੀ ਡ੍ਰੈਸਿੰਗਜ਼; ਮੂਲ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਦੋ ਕਿਸਮਾਂ ਦੇ: ਜਾਂ ਤਾਂ ਪਤਲੀ ਫ੍ਰੈਂਚ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਨੈਗਰੇਟ ਕਿਸਮ ਜਾਂ ਕਰੀਮੀ ਮੇਅਨੀਜ਼ ਕਿਸਮ
🇵🇰Urdu
ڈریسنگ
سلاد کے لئے مزیدار ڈریسنگ؛ بنیادی طور پر دو قسم کے: یا تو پتلی فرانسیسی یا وینیگریٹی قسم یا کریمی مایونیز کی قسم
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
敷料
沙拉咸味调料;基本上有两种:薄法式或油醋汁类型或奶油蛋黄酱类型
🇯🇵Japanese
ドレッシング
サラダ用の風味豊かなドレッシング。基本的には、薄いフレンチまたはビネグレットタイプとクリーミーなマヨネーズタイプの 2 種類です。
🇰🇷Korean
드레싱
샐러드용 짭짤한 드레싱; 기본적으로 두 가지 종류가 있습니다: 얇은 프렌치 또는 비네그레트 유형 또는 크리미한 마요네즈 유형
🇻🇳Vietnamese
mặc quần áo
nước sốt mặn cho món salad; về cơ bản có hai loại: loại Pháp mỏng hoặc dầu giấm hoặc loại sốt mayonnaise kem
🇹🇭Thai
การแต่งตัว
น้ำสลัดรสเผ็ด โดยพื้นฐานแล้วมีสองประเภท: แบบฝรั่งเศสแบบบางหรือแบบน้ำสลัดวิเนเกรตต์ หรือแบบมายองเนสแบบครีม
🇮🇩Indonesian
pembalut
saus gurih untuk salad; pada dasarnya ada dua jenis: jenis Perancis tipis atau vinaigrette atau jenis mayones krim
🇵🇭Filipino
pagbibihis
masarap na dressing para sa mga salad; karaniwang may dalawang uri: alinman sa manipis na French o vinaigrette na uri o ang creamy na uri ng mayonesa
🇲🇾Malay
berpakaian
pembalut yang enak untuk salad; pada asasnya terdiri daripada dua jenis: sama ada jenis Perancis nipis atau vinaigrette atau jenis mayonis berkrim
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
خلع الملابس
تتبيلات مالحة للسلطات؛ في الأساس من نوعين: إما النوع الفرنسي الرقيق أو نوع الخل أو نوع المايونيز الكريمي
🇮🇷Persian
لباس پوشیدن
سس های خوش طعم برای سالاد؛ اساساً از دو نوع: یا نوع نازک فرانسوی یا وینیگرت یا نوع مایونز خامه ای
🇹🇷Turkish
soyunma
salatalar için lezzetli soslar; temel olarak iki çeşittir: ince Fransız veya salata sosu türü veya kremalı mayonez türü
🇮🇱Hebrew
הַלבָּשָׁה
רטבים מלוחים לסלטים; בעצם משני סוגים: או מסוג צרפתי דק או ויניגרט או מסוג מיונז קרמי
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'dressing'?
The primary meaning of 'dressing' is 'savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'dressing' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'dressing' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'dressing' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'dressing' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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