dough

noun

\ ˈdō

Definition of dough

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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Synonyms for dough

Synonyms

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

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

Make the dough: Coat a large bowl with oil and set aside. — Country Living Staff, Country Living, "The Best Hot Cross Buns Recipe to Make This Easter," 7 Mar. 2019 Learn how to make the dough and sauce, and to find the right balance of different toppings every time. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, "The Best Cooking and Baking Classes in New York City," 18 Oct. 2018 Add additional flour if necessary to make a soft, pliable dough that doesn’t stick to the bowl. — Leora Y. Bloom, The Seattle Times, "The generous, prolific Sisterhood of St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church puts a lot into its cooking," 21 Aug. 2018 Participants will learn how to make dough, and then use it to make pizzas with fresh mozzarella, pesto and heirloom tomatoes; grilled peach, prosciutto and balsamic vinegar; and crisped chorizo, manchego and piquillo peppers. — Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Learn how to make pizza on the grill at Sur la Table," 1 July 2018 Animal feed, ground and mixed with water to make a dough, took the place of flour. — Nabih Bulos, latimes.com, "With Syria's Ghouta area back in government hands, a pseudo-state ends," 16 Apr. 2018 Johnston's day typically begins in the kitchen at 5 a.m., and her employees stream in over the next few hours to make dough. — Nikki Delamotte, cleveland.com, "Becoming The Pierogi Lady: Meet Akron's Autumn Johnston," 26 Mar. 2018 On the other side, Sasto is in charge of making pasta dough and that’s a winner right there. — Luis Miguel Echegaray, SI.com, "Talkin' Top Chef Finale: A Winner Is Decided," 8 Mar. 2018 Using a fork, quickly fold buttermilk into flour mixture to make a shaggy dough. — Woman's Day, "Ham Biscuits," 6 Mar. 2018

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History and Etymology for dough

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 *dhei̯ǵh- "knead, shape" — more at feign