salad dressing

American  

noun

• salad dressings
  plural

1. a sauce for a salad, usually with a base of oil and vinegar or of mayonnaise.

---

salad dressing British  

noun

1. a sauce for salad, such as oil and vinegar or mayonnaise

---

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• salad dressings
  plural

---

Etymology

Origin of salad dressing

First recorded in 1830–40

---

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

salad dressing

Even before Sunday’s championship match between Spain and Argentina, there had been some clear winners at the World Cup that was co-hosted by the U.S., ranging from Cape Verde’s goalie to ranch salad dressing.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 19, 2026

As the salad dressing category shrinks and sales decline, Clorox is experimenting with the size and shape of its products.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

These molecules naturally cluster into thread-like shapes, somewhat like the separation that occurs when oil and vinegar form layers in salad dressing.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 13, 2025

And there’s something about their salad dressing that is exactly what my taste buds want in a salad dressing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2025

“I made a special salad dressing for you,” said Kate.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

---