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dough

noun
\ ˈdō How to pronounce dough (audio) \

Definition of dough

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
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Other Words from dough

doughlike \ ˈdō-​ˌlīk How to pronounce doughlike (audio) \ adjective

Synonyms for dough

Synonyms

bread [slang], bucks, cabbage [slang], cash, change, chips, coin, currency, gold, green, jack [slang], kale [slang], legal tender, lolly [British], long green [slang], loot, lucre, money, moola (or moolah) [slang], needful, pelf, scratch [slang], shekels (also sheqels), tender, wampum

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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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 Finally, feta cheese, premade pizza dough, and a Middle Eastern herb-sesame blend called za’atar pair perfectly with thick slices of eggplant roasted under the broiler. — Christopher Kimball, BostonGlobe.com, "Three recipes that bring out the deep flavors of eggplant," 7 Aug. 2019 Divide pizza dough in half and shape each piece into a 5- by 14-inch rectangle. — The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, "Peach and Prosciutto Flatbreads," 1 Aug. 2019 The pizza dough goes through a long, cold fermentation (72 to 96 hours) that results in a pizza with a crispy crust and a light, airy, chewy interior. — Greg Morago, Houston Chronicle, "Ambitious Bravery Chef Hall now open downtown," 24 July 2019 Flour for the Neapolitan-style pizza dough comes from Italy, while toppings are sourced locally. — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Pizza farms are a Wisconsin summer must-do," 18 July 2019 Monkey Bread: Pizza dough gets re-purposed on the dessert menu with the help of some sugar, fleur de sel, stone fruit, caramel dipping sauce and whipped cream. — Justin Phillips, SFChronicle.com, "Square Pie Guys brings Detroit-style pizza to Mission Street," 9 July 2019 To finish off, the pizza dough is topped with butter, oregano, black pepper and homemade tomato sauce. — Jessica Yadegaran, The Mercury News, "San Jose’s SAP Center: 5 great restaurants before the show," 5 July 2019 The strikingly unique pizza dough is seemingly weightless. — Michele Parente, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Il Dandy’s Michelin-starred chefs take Italian to new heights — but is it high enough?," 4 July 2019 Spread this sauce over the top of the pizza dough rounds, up to but not over the thicker edge. — Wolfgang Puck, Twin Cities, "Wolfgang Puck: How to turn cheeseburger ingredients into pizza," 19 June 2019

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First Known Use of dough

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

History and Etymology for dough

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

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dough

noun
How to pronounce dough (audio)

English Language Learners Definition of dough

: a mixture of flour, water, and other ingredients that is baked to make bread, cookies, etc.

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dough

noun
\ ˈdō How to pronounce dough (audio) \

Kids Definition of dough

1 : a thick mixture usually mainly of flour and liquid that is baked bread dough
2 : money sense 1

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