[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dressing/)

[dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [D](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/d/) / dressing

# dressing

noun (dressing; a dressing, dressings); also the -ing form of dress (dress, dresses, dressed, dressing)

«dressing» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A sauce, usually of oil, vinegar or cream, poured over salad: «salad dressing». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dressing/#m1)
2. A covering such as a pad or bandage put on a wound to protect it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dressing/#m2)
3. (US) Stuffing for a turkey or chicken. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dressing/#m3)
4. (verb) Putting clothes on. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dressing/#m4)
5. Getting a salad, a wound, or a shop window ready: «window dressing». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dressing/#m5)
6. A dressing-gown is a loose robe worn over pyjamas or nightclothes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dressing/#m6)

### In the lessons

In first aid lessons, a sterile dressing covers a cut to keep germs out. In cooking, dressing is the sauce for salad. In everyday life, «getting dressed» and «dressing up» (in costumes) are common. Phrases: «salad dressing», «a wound dressing», «dressing gown» (UK, a robe), «dressing room», «dressing-down» (a telling-off), «dressing up».

### Examples

- Pour the dressing over the salad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dressing/#x1)
- The nurse put a clean dressing on the cut. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dressing/#x2)
- (US) We had turkey with dressing at Thanksgiving. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dressing/#x3)
- Hurry up, you're still dressing! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dressing/#x4)
- Put your dressing gown on, it's cold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dressing/#x5)
- The actors changed in the dressing room. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dressing/#x6)
- The coach gave the team a real dressing-down after they lost. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dressing/#x7)
- The General was walking about in his dressing-gown. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dressing/#x8)

### Note

Countable or uncountable for salad dressing. «Dressing gown» (UK, Aus) = «bathrobe/robe» (US). In first aid, wash your hands before touching a dressing and ask an adult for help with deep cuts.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dressing» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dressing/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dressing» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dressing.html) on Mova free.