dough

noun

1
: a mixture that consists essentially of flour or meal and a liquid (such as milk or water) and is stiff enough to knead or roll
2
: something resembling dough especially in consistency
3
: money
doesn't have much dough
4
military : doughboy
doughlike adjective

Examples of dough in a Sentence

I don't have much dough. didn't have to spend a lot of dough for a new stereo
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Roll out remaining dough to size to cover dish; reserve. Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Nov. 2024 Now in its seventh year, there's a lot of dough at stake in the annual baking and decorating competition held in Millersburg, Kentucky. Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 8 Nov. 2024 The grippy non-slip silicone also makes these ideal for rolling out dough while keeping your counters clean. Maggie Horton, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024 Your dough should look crumbly but stick together when pinched with two fingers. Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dough 

Word History

Etymology

Middle English doh, dogh, dowe, going back to Old English dāg, going back to Germanic *daiga- (whence Middle Dutch deech "dough," Old High German teig, Old Norse deig, deigr, Gothic daigs), ablaut derivative from the base of *digan-, *dīgan- "to knead, shape" (whence Gothic digan, gadigan "to knead, form from clay"), going back to Indo-European *dhei̯ǵh- "knead, shape" — more at feign

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of dough was before the 12th century

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Cite this Entry

“Dough.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dough. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

dough

noun
1
: a soft mass of moistened flour or meal thick enough to knead or roll
2
: something resembling dough especially in consistency
3
doughy
ˈdō-ē
adjective

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