dressing

dressing is a 8-letter English word with 16 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: of Dress. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 12 · 16 senses

Definitions

1. present participle. of Dress
2. noun. Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire.
3. noun. An application (a remedy, bandage, etc.) to a sore or wound.
4. noun. Manure or compost over land. When it remains on the surface, it is called a top-dressing.
5. noun. A preparation to fit food for use; a condiment; as, a dressing for salad.
6. noun. The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.; forcemeat.
7. noun. Gum, starch, and the like, used in stiffening or finishing silk, linen, and other fabrics.
8. noun. An ornamental finish, as a molding around doors, windows, or on a ceiling, etc.
9. noun. Castigation; scolding; -- often with down.
10. noun. the act of applying a bandage

    Synonyms: bandaging, binding

11. noun. the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes

    Synonyms: grooming

12. noun. processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather
13. noun. a cloth covering for a wound or sore
14. noun. making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure

    Synonyms: fecundation, fertilisation, fertilization

15. noun. a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables

    Synonyms: stuffing

16. noun. savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type

Synonyms

bandaging, binding, grooming, fecundation, fertilisation, fertilization, stuffing

Common word forms

dress, dressings

Words from these letters

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