doughball

Uncooked biscuit lump

A doughball is a small lump of raw or cooked dough, often used in cooking—dropped into soups and stews, or used as bait in fishing.

Informally, doughball is a mild insult for someone perceived as soft, doughy, or dim-witted: Don't be such a doughball.

texture

pliable

Capable of bending easily

squishy · sticky · elastic · yielding · supple · workable · shapable · formable · tacky · stretchy

bait

angler

One who casts lines

  • hookCurved catching device
  • carpWhine about trivialities
  • catfishBarbeled freshwater bottom-feeder

chum · tackle · bobber · sinkers · line · float · cast · reel · rod · treble

dumpling

flour

Milled grain powder

  • kneadingManual dough development
  • brothClear simmered meat liquid
  • soupCooked liquid dish

stew · boiling · chicken and dumplings · fufu · pot pie · rolled · stock · simmering · ladle · fluffy

Categories
Opposites
cooking state

doughballbiscuit

Small baked quick bread

bread roll · crusty bread · baked goods

Family

doughballs

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G