English noun: dressing |
1. | dressing (food) savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type |
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| Synonyms | salad dressing |
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| Broader (hypernym) | sauce |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | anchovy dressing, bleu cheese dressing, blue cheese dressing, blue cheese dressing, French dressing, half-and-half dressing, Italian dressing, Lorenzo dressing, mayo, mayonnaise, Roquefort dressing, Russian dressing, Russian mayonnaise, salad cream, sauce Louis, sauce vinaigrette, Thousand Island dressing, vinaigrette |
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2. | dressing (food) a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables |
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| Synonyms | stuffing |
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| Broader (hypernym) | concoction, intermixture, mixture |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | farce, forcemeat, oyster dressing, oyster stuffing, turkey stuffing |
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3. | dressing (event) making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure |
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| Synonyms | fecundation, fertilisation, fertilization |
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| Broader (hypernym) | enrichment |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | top dressing |
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4. | dressing (artifact) a cloth covering for a wound or sore |
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| Synonyms | medical dressing |
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| Broader (hypernym) | cloth covering |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | bandage, cataplasm, compress, patch, plaster, poultice, surgical dressing |
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5. | dressing (act) processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather |
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| Broader (hypernym) | conversion |
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6. | dressing (act) the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes |
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| Synonyms | grooming |
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| Broader (hypernym) | covering |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | investment, primping, toilet, toilette |
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7. | dressing (act) the act of applying a bandage |
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| Synonyms | bandaging, binding |
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| Broader (hypernym) | medical aid, medical care |
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