salad-dressing

Definition

Noun: - Sauce for salads: "salad-dressing" refers to a mixture of ingredients, such as oil, vinegar, and seasonings, used to flavor and moisten a salad.

Usage Examples

• (A basic mixture of oil and vinegar.)
• (A homemade sauce for salads.)

Advanced Usage

• "to toss with salad-dressing": to combine salad ingredients with the dressing.
  • Toss the greens with the salad-dressing just before serving. (Mix the dressing evenly with the salad.)

Variants and Related Words

• Salad (n): a dish of raw vegetables, often mixed with dressing.
  • He ordered a garden salad with ranch dressing. (A specific type of dressing for salads.)
• Dressing (n): a sauce for salads; also refers to a stuffing for poultry.
  • The dressing was too tangy for my taste. (The salad-dressing had a sharp flavor.)

Synonyms

• Vinaigrette: a type of salad-dressing made from oil and vinegar.
• Dressing: a general term for sauces used on salads.

Phrasal Verbs

• Dress a salad: to add salad-dressing to a salad.
  • She dressed the salad with a creamy dressing. (She applied the salad-dressing.)

Related Idioms

• "Salad days": a period of youth and inexperience.
  • He often reminisced about his salad days in college. (His youthful, carefree time.)