dough

/doʊ/

noundough

Think: **DO** + **UGH**—even though it looks like “ugh,” **dough** is just said like **DOH**.

Yes, it's dough. The tricky part is **-ough**: in **dough** it makes the long **/oʊ/** sound (like **go**).

Definitions

  1. nounA thick mixture of flour and liquid (often with yeast) that is shaped and baked to make bread, pizza, cookies, and other foods.
  2. nounInformal: money.

Examples

  • “Knead the dough for ten minutes until it feels smooth and stretchy.”
  • “The baker let the dough rise in a warm spot before putting it in the oven.”
  • “He didn’t have enough dough to buy the new skateboard.”

Synonyms

bread mixturebatter (for some recipes)cash (informal)money (informal)funds (informal)

Antonyms

debt

Translations

ES masaPT massaFR pâte

Common misspellings

doedodohdoudoughhdoughe

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