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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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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This one resembles empanadas rather than the standard Japanese breaded dough pockets, flaking apart to reveal a lining of stretchy cheese and ground wagyu beef simmered in sweet Japanese curry.
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Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
But Jamie Oliver's avocado pastry dough is a bit different—unlike other recipes, the avocado doesn’t have other ingredients to hide behind.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2024
And there’s no need to wait for the dough to chill before baking.
—Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 18 Apr. 2024
The yeasty dough should be made at least four hours in advance (24 hours is totally acceptable).
—Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2024
Divide the dough into 8 equal pieces and roll them into balls.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
Asian wheat noodles like udon and lo mein have alkaline salts added to the dough, and they are traditionally cooked in unsalted water.
—Julia Moskin, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
That morning, Nathan had prepared the dough for still more, a dome with a tacky surface now rising in a large bowl.
—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
Amid shortages of food items and the wartime economy, the price of the shop’s famous borma fingers, cheese wrapped in phyllo dough and soaked in a sugary syrup, has jumped from $2 to $12, out of reach for most Gazans.
—Ghada Abdulfattah, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2024
Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
But Jamie Oliver's avocado pastry dough is a bit different—unlike other recipes, the avocado doesn’t have other ingredients to hide behind.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2024
And there’s no need to wait for the dough to chill before baking.
—Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 18 Apr. 2024
The yeasty dough should be made at least four hours in advance (24 hours is totally acceptable).
—Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2024
Divide the dough into 8 equal pieces and roll them into balls.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
Asian wheat noodles like udon and lo mein have alkaline salts added to the dough, and they are traditionally cooked in unsalted water.
—Julia Moskin, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
That morning, Nathan had prepared the dough for still more, a dome with a tacky surface now rising in a large bowl.
—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
Amid shortages of food items and the wartime economy, the price of the shop’s famous borma fingers, cheese wrapped in phyllo dough and soaked in a sugary syrup, has jumped from $2 to $12, out of reach for most Gazans.
—Ghada Abdulfattah, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2024
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dough
noun1
: a soft mass of moistened flour or meal thick enough to knead or roll
2
: something resembling dough especially in consistency
3
doughy
adjective
ˈdō-ē
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