dressing

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of preparing and serving food, especially as a social event.

  - "They enjoyed dressing the salad before the dinner."
  - "The chef took great pride in dressing each dish."

• Noun

  A sauce, condiment, or topping for food.

  - "Add a little dressing to your salad."
  - "What type of dressing would you like on your pizza?"

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Antonyms

strip , undress , disrobe , get undressed , strip , undress

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Synonyms

bandage , clothe , don , get dressed

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with dressing
dresses , cesses , presses , impresses

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Variants

List of all variants of dressing that leads to same result
dressing , dressings , dress , dress ship , dressed , dressed ship , dresses , dresses ship , dressing ship , dressing-down , dressing-downs , dressing glass , dressing glasses , dressing gown , dressing gowns , dressing room , dressing rooms , dressing table , dressing tables , cross-dress , cross-dressed , cross-dresser , cross-dressers , cross-dresses , cross-dressing , cross-dressings , French dressing , French dressings , french dressings , Italian dressing , Italian dressings

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

From Old French disrer ‘to dress’, from dis ‘apart’ + re ‘again’.

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Trivia

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1. The world’s largest salad dressing bottle is 25 feet tall and holds 3,000 gallons of dressing.

2. The first recorded use of the term ‘dressing’ was in 1303.

3. The average American consumes about 17 pounds of salad dressing per year.

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Related Concepts

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1. Sauce: A liquid, usually served with food, that enhances its flavor.

2. Condiment: A substance served to enhance the flavor of food.

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Culture

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Dressing has been an essential part of various cultures and cuisines throughout history. It can be found in various forms and ingredients in different parts of the world, such as vinaigrette in Europe, soy sauce in Asia, and ranch dressing in North America.

How to Memorize "dressing"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine preparing a salad and adding your favorite dressing.

2. associate
   

   - Associate dressing with adding flavor and enhancing the taste of food.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic ‘Dressings make dishes delicious’ to remember the meaning of dressing.

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