dressing
Translation
dressing, bandage
Examples
I like Italian dressing on my salad.
I like Italian dressing on my salad.
The nurse put a clean dressing on the wound.
The nurse put a clean dressing on the wound.
Grammar Patterns
((dressing)) ((on sth.)) a sauce for salads I like ranch dressing on my pizza.
((a dressing)) ((on sth.)) a covering for a wound The nurse put a dressing on the cut.
Similar Words
Synonyms (salad): sauce, vinaigrette; Synonyms (wound): bandage, covering
Etymology
From the verb 'to dress', meaning to prepare or arrange. 'Dressing' a salad is preparing it; 'dressing' a wound is preparing/treating it.
Memory Tips
Think of 'dressing' as something you 'put on' something else—either on a salad or on a wound.