dressing

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun A therapeutic or protective material applied to a wound.
• noun A sauce for certain dishes, such as salads.
• noun A stuffing, as for poultry or fish.
• noun Manure or other fertilizing material for soil.

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun The act of one who dresses; the act or process of adjusting, preparing, trimming, finishing, etc., in any sense of the verb dress.
• noun That which is used in dressing or preparing anything, as for use or ornament.
• noun A thrashing; a flogging or beating; a reprimand or scolding.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• noun Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire.
• noun (Surg.) An application (a remedy, bandage, etc.) to cover a sore or wound.
• noun Manure or compost over land. When it remains on the surface, it is called a top-dressing.
• noun A preparation, such as a sauce, to flavor food for eating; a condiment.
• noun The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.; forcemeat.
• noun Gum, starch, and the like, used in stiffening or finishing silk, linen, and other fabrics.
• noun An ornamental finish, as a molding around doors, windows, or on a ceiling, etc.
• noun colloq. Castigation; scolding; -- often with down.
• noun a case of toilet utensils.
• noun a variety of forceps, shaped like a pair of scissors, used in dressing wounds.
• noun a light gown, such as is used by a person while dressing; a study gown.
• noun an apartment appropriated for making one's toilet.
• noun manure or compost spread over land and not worked into the soil.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

• noun medicine Material applied to a wound for protection or therapy.
• noun A sauce, especially a cold one for salads.
• noun Something added to the soil as a fertilizer etc.
• noun The activity of getting dressed.
• verb Present participle of dress.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

• noun a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables
• noun the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes
• noun a cloth covering for a wound or sore
• noun processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather
• noun the act of applying a bandage
• noun savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
• noun making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure