dressing

Wound cover strip

Dressing covers things applied to other things.

Salad dressing coats greens.

A wound dressing covers an injury.

Dressing on a turkey is stuffing—seasoned bread mixture applied inside the bird.

Window dressing makes storefronts attractive, and figuratively means superficial embellishment: The policy changes were just window dressing.

A dressing-down is a severe scolding.

wound

bandage

Wound covering strip

compress · tape · pad · cotton · swab · saline · changing · surgical · adhesive · non-stick

salad

vinaigrette

Oil-and-sour sauce

tahini · ginger · miso · sesame · raspberry · creamy · drizzle · tossing · side · light

stuffing

turkey

Wattled North American fowl

cornbread · sausage · onion · celery · herbs · seasoning · thanksgiving · holiday · baked · moist

clothing

outfit

Set of clothes worn together

formal · casual · smart · style · ensemble · presentable · appropriate · accessories · grooming · preparation

theatrical

costume

Clothing for portrayal

character · fitting · quick-change · wig · accessories · transformation · rehearsal · greenroom · period · styling

agricultural

fertilizer

Soil nutrient supplement

  • compostDecayed organic fertilizer
  • manureAnimal waste as fertilizer
  • mulchProtective plant bedding

soil · amendment · spreading · enrichment · nutrients · lime · organic · application · preparation · coverage

stonework

finishing

Bringing to completion

hewing · shaping · quarry · masonry · tooling · texturing · facing · cutting · hammer

Categories
Opposites
clothing action

dressingundressing

Removing one's clothing

stripping · disrobing · undress · strip · unclothe

wound care

dressingexposing

Making something known

uncovering · neglecting · unbandaging

food preparation (salad)

dressingundressed

Lacking garments or treatment

plain · dry · bare · naked · unadorned

Phrases
Family

dressing gown, dressings, dressing room, dressing table, dressing rooms, dressing down, dressing-rooms, dressing-room, dressing-gowns

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G