dough

noun

ˈdō

: 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

: something resembling dough especially in consistency

: money

doesn't have much dough

military : doughboy

doughlike

ˈdō-ˌlīk

adjective

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

Recent Examples on the Web The 18-inch pies are all made with homemade dough and cooked in a 725-degree brick oven. —

Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2023 On the other hand, softened, room-temperature butter incorporates smoothly into the dough, forming a solid, stable foundation for the cookies. —

Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2023 Guru Donuts uses potatoes in the dough of several offerings, including one donut rolled in cinnamon sugar and another with a maple glaze. —

Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Sep. 2023 The seven new offerings in honor of the change of seasons include a pumpkin pie Blizzard and snickerdoodle cookie dough Blizzard. —

Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2023 Electric extruders operate by extruding the pasta dough from a dough chamber and then kneading and cutting the pasta on its own. —

Michelle Love, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2023 Add half-and-half and stir just enough for dough to come together (do not overwork). —

Joseph Lee, Country Living, 8 Sep. 2023 Instead, it’s made from a simple wheat flour and water dough that’s kneaded until silky-smooth (as with noodles or dumpling skin). —

Cathy Erway, Bon Appétit, 5 Sep. 2023 Press the dough down and use a rolling pin to roll the dough out to a 3/4-inch thick disc. —

Micah A Leal, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2023 See More

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Word History

Etymology

Middle English doh, dogh, dowe, going back to Old English dāg, going back to Germanic *daiga- (whence Middle Dutch deech "dough," Old High German teig, Old Norse deig, deigr, Gothic daigs), ablaut derivative from the base of *digan-, *dīgan- "to knead, shape" (whence Gothic digan, gadigan "to knead, form from clay"), going back to Indo-European *d^hei̯ǵ^h- "knead, shape" — more at feign