dough

dough

noun \ˈdō\

Definition of DOUGH

1

: a mixture that consists essentially of flour or meal and a liquid (as milk or water) and is stiff enough to knead or roll

2

: something resembling dough especially in consistency

3

: money

4

: doughboy

— dough·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective

Examples of DOUGH

1. I don't have much dough.
2. <didn't have to spend a lot of dough for a new stereo>

Origin of DOUGH

Middle English dogh, from Old English dāg; akin to Old High German teic dough, Latin fingere to shape, Greek teichos wall

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to DOUGH

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

Related Words: coinage, specie; dead presidents [slang], folding money, paper money, scrip; banknote, cashier's check, check, draft, money order, note, promissory note; bill, dollar, greenback; bankroll, capital, finances, funds, roll [slang], wad, wallet; chump change, dibs [slang], dime, mite, peanuts, pittance, shoestring; big bucks, bomb [British], boodle, bundle, earth, fortune, king's ransom, megabucks, mint, packet [chiefly British], pile, pot; abundance, means, opulence, riches, treasure, wealth; resources, wherewithal; mad money, petty cash, pin money, pocket money, spending money

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Other Food Terms

Reuben, calamari, chuck, curry, edamame, foie gras, hummus, leaven, nonpareil, peel

Rhymes with DOUGH

beau, blow, bow, bro, Chou, crow, do, doe, floe, flow, foe, fro, froe, glow, go, grow, ho, hoe, jo, Jo, joe, know, lo, low, mho, mot, mow, no, No, O, oh, owe, Poe, pow, pro, rho, roe, row, Rowe, schmo, sew, show, sloe, slow, snow, so, sow, stow, Stowe, strow, though, throe, throw, toe, tow, trow, whoa, woe, yo