Dough

usgb/dəʊ/
noun

A mixture of flour and other ingredients, used for baking into bread or pastry.

She kneaded the dough until it was smooth.
Visual representation of "dough" - A mixture of flour and other ingredients, used for baking into bread or pastry

Often appears as...

  • knead the dough
  • roll out the dough
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Cooking Context

Dough mostly refers to baking; it's what becomes bread, pizza, or cookies after baking.

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Pizza dough turns into a crust when you bake it.
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Action Associated

Words like 'knead' and 'roll' are often used with 'dough' in recipes and cooking talk.

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First, knead the dough to make it elastic.
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Before Finished Product

Dough is an unfinished product it's what you work on, and later becomes something else.

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Cover the dough and let it rest for an hour.
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