dressing
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- noun
- /ˈdrɛsɪŋ/
- Specialized
- Using organic dressing can enhance the growth of your vegetable garden.
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Watch on YouTubeAnd that is top dressing fertilizer in tiny cells like these.
- And that is top dressing fertilizer in tiny cells like these.
Examples
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Because what you really should be doing is the other style of top dressing, which is what we call a dress and rake, dress and rake or or dress and turn.
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And I also love using this around the base of the plants as just a as just a top dress or side dress fertilizer.
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So let's just apply a little side dress of fertilizer on the Peppers and the tomatoes.
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Peter Ackroyd, Dressing Up: Transvestism and Drag; The History of an Obsession, New York, 1979, 64.
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Farmers often apply dressing to their fields to improve soil fertility.
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Before planting, he mixed compost into the dressing to enrich the soil.
Synonyms
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A thin layer of compost or fertilizer spread on top of soil to help plants grow without mixing it in
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A thin layer of material like compost or sand spread on soil to help plants grow
Compounds
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A cold sauce like oil and vinegar or ranch that adds flavor to fresh vegetables
- Informal
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An action that makes something look better than it really is to hide problems
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A long loose robe you wear over night clothes before getting dressed or while relaxing at home
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A creamy sauce for salads and sandwiches made from mayonnaise, horseradish, onion, and ketchup
- Informal
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A severe scolding from someone in charge, often in front of other people
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A thin sauce for salad made with oil, vinegar, garlic, and herbs like oregano
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A creamy sauce for salads and sandwiches made from mayonnaise and chopped pickles
- Specialized
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A clean pad of cotton or gauze that covers a wound after surgery to protect it
- Archaic
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A small box for keeping brushes, bottles, and toiletries when you travel
- Specialized
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A thin layer of compost or fertilizer spread on top of soil to help plants grow without mixing it in
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A salad sauce that mixes oil and vinegar with mashed anchovies to make it salty
A salad dressing made from equal parts mayonnaise and vinaigrette with garlic and cheese
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dressing comes from the verb dress, meaning 'to make ready'. Gardeners 'dress' the soil by adding fertilizer or compost on top, so a dressing is that material put on the soil to help plants grow.