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Definition of "dough" []

  • A soft, thick mixture of dry ingredients, such as flour or meal, and liquid, such as water, that is kneaded, shaped, and baked, especially as bread or pastry. (noun)
  • A pasty mass similar to this mixture. (noun)
  • Slang Money. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "dough" in a sentence
  • "The english muffin dough is a no-knead batter that is mixed up and allowed to rise for just a short period of time."
  • "The dough is wrapped around butter (so that the butter is completely enclosed in dough and cannot slip out), the “package” is rolled out, folded over to double the number of layers, and then the whole thing is repeated."
  • "Chelsea from Rolling in dough is the host of BreadBakingDay #5."
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