dressing: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 10 letter points · starts with D · ends with G
Meaning of dressing
noun
- countable, uncountable
Material applied to a wound for protection or therapy.
- countable, uncountable
A sauce, especially a cold one for salads.
- countable, uncountable
Something added to the soil as a fertilizer etc.
- countable, uncountable
The activity of getting dressed.
Listed forms: dressings.
Source: Wiktionary — dressing.
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of dress
Base or related entry: dress.
Source: Wiktionary — dressing.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for dressing.
noun
savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
- salad dressing
noun
a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables
noun
making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure
noun
a cloth covering for a wound or sore
- medical dressing
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is dressing in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of dressing
D(2) + R(1) + E(1) + S(1) + S(1) + I(1) + N(1) + G(2) = 10 points.
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Anagrams of dressing
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from dressing
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