"dressing" meaning in English

See dressing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈdrɛsɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dressing.wav [UK] Forms: dressing [singular], dressings [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Something put on a wound to protect it.
    Sense id: simple-dressing-en-noun-C6oXII~N Categories (other): Medicine
  2. Dressing is a sauce that is put on salads or other foods.
    Sense id: simple-dressing-en-noun-l~d1AmwE
  3. A bread-based food that is put on or around a turkey.
    Sense id: simple-dressing-en-noun-ah~BGv1B
  4. Something added to the soil as a fertilizer etc.
    Sense id: simple-dressing-en-noun-Ti1Bj6Yf
  5. The activity of getting dressed.
    Sense id: simple-dressing-en-noun-s5cEvQXK

Verb

IPA: /ˈdrɛsɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dressing.wav [UK] Forms: dress [canonical], dresses [third-person, singular], dressed [past], dressed [past, participle], dressing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|dress|es}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The present participle of dress.
    Sense id: simple-dressing-en-verb-1Xv95nfg
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "Something added to the soil as a fertilizer etc."
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        {
          "text": "He liked dressing up in fancy costumes."
        }
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        "Something put on a wound to protect it."
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        "Dressing is a sauce that is put on salads or other foods."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A bread-based food that is put on or around a turkey."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Something added to the soil as a fertilizer etc."
      ]
    },
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