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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 | ||
| Synonyms | salad dressing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sauce | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2. | dressing (food) a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables | ||
| Synonyms | stuffing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | concoction, intermixture, mixture | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | farce, forcemeat, oyster dressing, oyster stuffing, turkey stuffing | ||
| 3. | dressing (event) making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure | ||
| Synonyms | fecundation, fertilisation, fertilization | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | enrichment | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | top dressing | ||
| 4. | dressing (artifact) a cloth covering for a wound or sore | ||
| Synonyms | medical dressing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cloth covering | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bandage, cataplasm, compress, patch, plaster, poultice, surgical dressing | ||
| 5. | dressing (act) processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conversion | ||
| 6. | dressing (act) the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes | ||
| Synonyms | grooming | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | covering | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | investment, primping, toilet, toilette | ||
| 7. | dressing (act) the act of applying a bandage | ||
| Synonyms | bandaging, binding | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | medical aid, medical care | ||
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