DOUGH
What does "DOUGH" mean?
A thick, soft mixture of flour and liquid, kneaded and baked into bread or pastry.
Meanings
- A pliable mixture of flour, water, and other ingredients ready to be baked. She kneaded the dough until it was smooth and springy.
- Money. He made a lot of dough flipping houses. informal
Did you know?
- 'Dough' shares an ancient root with the Latin verb 'fingere', 'to shape' - the same root behind 'figure', 'fiction', and 'effigy', all built on the idea of forming something with the hands.
Word origin
From Old English 'dāg' ('dough'), from a Proto-Indo-European root '*dheigh-' meaning 'to knead, form, shape' - the same root that gave Latin 'fingere' (to shape) and the word 'figure'.
Remember it
DOUGH and 'doe' sound alike - picture a deer nibbling a loaf to remember the silent GH.
A little poem
Flour, water, time-
the dull lump under a cloth
breathing while you sleep.
haiku
Wordplay
- The baker quit his job to become an investor. He said he just wanted to keep working with dough - only this kind rises faster.
What it teaches
Like dough, the most promising things need both pressure and patience before they rise.
Quick facts
What does DOUGH mean?
A thick, soft mixture of flour and liquid, kneaded and baked into bread or pastry.
Is DOUGH a valid word?
Yes — DOUGH is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is DOUGH?
DOUGH has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does DOUGH come from?
From Old English 'dāg' ('dough'), from a Proto-Indo-European root '*dheigh-' meaning 'to knead, form, shape' - the same root that gave Latin 'fingere' (to shape) and the word 'figure'.
What can DOUGH teach us?
Like dough, the most promising things need both pressure and patience before they rise.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.