noun

dough

doh

noun

A thick, soft mixture of flour and liquid used for baking bread, pastry, or similar foods.

"She kneaded the dough before letting it rise."

"The pizza base is made from a simple dough of flour, water, and yeast."

Money (informal).

"He made serious dough after the business took off."

How to Use Dough

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe soft mixture you bake bread from — also old-fashioned slang for money.

Common pairings

knead the dough roll out the dough make dough (money)

doughed past tense, doughs singular

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From Old English dāg, from a Proto-Germanic root meaning "to knead, form, or mold."

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