dough

[doh]

noun

1. flour or meal combined with water, milk, etc., in a mass for baking into bread, cake, etc.; paste of bread.

2. any similar soft, pasty mass.

3. Slang.,  money.

dough

/ dəʊ /

noun

1. a thick mixture of flour or meal and water or milk, used for making bread, pastry, etc

2. any similar pasty mass

3. a slang word for money

Other Word Forms

• doughlike adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of dough¹

before 1000; Middle English do ( u ) gh, do ( u ) h, dou ( e ), Old English dāg, dāh; cognate with Dutch deeg, Old Norse deig, Gothic daigs, German Teig

Word History and Origins

Origin of dough¹

Old English dāg; related to Old Norse deig, Gothic daigs, Old High German teig dough, Sanskrit degdhi he daubs; see _dairy , _duff ¹ , _lady

Example Sentences

An extra layer of low-moisture cheese between dough and sauce helps lock in heat for travel.

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The technical: savory monkey bread — buttery dough balls baked together in a Bundt, meant to be pulled apart and shared.

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The signature challenge asked bakers to make a batch of monkey bread, a sticky pull-apart bread made from balls of dough layered and baked in a Bundt pan.

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The toys are everywhere, and Chinese retailer Pop Mart is swimming in dough.

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Pick up some puff pastry or Pillsbury Crescent dough from the store, cut it into small triangles, wrap each piece around a pre-cooked mini hot dog, and bake until golden brown.

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