What does dressing mean?
Definitions for dressing
ˈdrɛs ɪŋdress·ing
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word dressing.
Princeton's WordNet
dressing, salad dressingnoun
savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
stuffing, dressingnoun
a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables
fertilization, fertilisation, fecundation, dressingnoun
making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure
dressing, medical dressingnoun
a cloth covering for a wound or sore
dressingnoun
processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather
dressing, groomingnoun
the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes
dressing, bandaging, bindingnoun
the act of applying a bandage
Wiktionary
dressingnoun
Material applied to a wound for protection or therapy.
dressingnoun
A sauce, especially a cold one for salads.
dressingnoun
Something added to the soil as a fertilizer etc.
dressingnoun
The activity of getting dressed.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Dressingnoun
The application made to a sore.
Etymology: from dress.
The second day after we took off the dressings, and found an eschar made by the catheretick. Richard Wiseman, on Tumours.
ChatGPT
dressing
Dressing refers to either a substance added to food to enhance its flavor or appearance, such as a salad dressing, or the act and process of putting on clothes or covering a wound. It can also refer to the preparation of a particular material in a specific process, like cooking or manufacturing.
Webster Dictionary
Dressing
of Dress
Dressingnoun
dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire
Dressingnoun
an application (a remedy, bandage, etc.) to a sore or wound
Dressingnoun
manure or compost over land. When it remains on the surface, it is called a top-dressing
Dressingnoun
a preparation to fit food for use; a condiment; as, a dressing for salad
Dressingnoun
the stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.; forcemeat
Dressingnoun
gum, starch, and the like, used in stiffening or finishing silk, linen, and other fabrics
Dressingnoun
an ornamental finish, as a molding around doors, windows, or on a ceiling, etc
Dressingnoun
castigation; scolding; -- often with down
Freebase
Dressing
A dressing is an adjunct used by a person for application to a wound to promote healing and/or prevent further harm. A dressing is designed to be in direct contact with the wound, which makes it different from a bandage, which is primarily used to hold a dressing in place. Some organisations classify them as the same thing and the terms are used interchangeably by some people. Dressings are frequently used in first aid and nursing.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
DRESSING
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Dressing is ranked #106096 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Dressing surname appeared 168 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Dressing.
98.8% or 166 total occurrences were White.
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Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'dressing' in Nouns Frequency: #2846
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dressing in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dressing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of dressing in a Sentence
Overall improving liquidity and likely window dressing by funds may keep equities at a higher keel till 2014 ends.
I was thinking how embarrassed I would be to have her walk around in that costume, and she was embarrassed as well, dressing up as a sexpot is not part of my vision for a happy, healthy childhood. Outfits like that not only suggest a style of dress that is inappropriate but also emphasize the notion of dressing to titillate men, rather than dressing in clothes that make you feel good about yourself.
We have chosen to place a dressing that adheres to the open wound, which allows her skin to heal without having to remove the bandages to wash the wounds.
Dressing up is inevitably a substitute for good ideas. It is no coincidence that technically inept business types are known as "suits."
Home is a place not only of strong affections, but of entire unreserved; it is life's undress rehearsal, its backroom, its dressing room, from which we go forth to more careful and guarded intercourse, leaving behind us much debris of cast-off and everyday clothing.
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Translations for dressing
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- сос, превръзка, обличанеBulgarian
- dresinkCzech
- Ankleiden, Dressing, VerbandGerman
- vendajeSpanish
- lannoite, maanparannusaine, pukeutuminen, side, salaattikastike, haavasideFinnish
- sgeadachadhScottish Gaelic
- salátaöntetHungarian
- վիրակապArmenian
- berpakaianIndonesian
- ドレッシング, 肥料, 包帯Japanese
- amicientesLatin
- takai, tāpi, tākaikai, whakapiripiriMāori
- облекување, преливMacedonian
- opatrunekPolish
- curativoPortuguese
- imbracatRomanian
- одевание, перевязка, приправа, удобрение, повязка, соусRussian
- påklädnad, dressing, påklädningSwedish
- Cách ăn mặcVietnamese
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