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lather Definition

lather (lat̸hər)

noun

  1. the foam or froth formed by soap or other detergent in water
  2. foamy sweat, as that on a racehorse
  3. Slang an excited or agitated state

Etymology: ME < OE leathor, washing soda or soap, akin to ON lauthr, washing soda, foam < IE *loutro- < base *lou-, to lave

transitive verb

  1. to cover with lather
  2. Informal to flog soundly

intransitive verb

to form, or become covered with, lather

lather Synonyms

lather

n.

suds, foam, bubbles; see froth.

lather Synonyms

lather

v.

foam, scrub, soap; see wash 2.

lather Usage Examples

Preposition: about

taxis: The Health Secretary has warned of ` one hell of a lather about taxes rising ' .

Converse of object

  • create: Place a amount of JJ Tea Tree Shampoo in your hand and work into the horses coat allowing the product to create a lather.
  • produce: The harder the water, the more soap is required to produce a lather.
  • form: Hard water does not easily form lather with soap.
  • have: Add a little more water to the bristles after shaving and you will probably have enough lather for a second, closer shave.
  • give: The soap provided, about two inches square and very thin, gave little lather and had no smell.
  • take: There was only take home lather is one of.

Adjective modifier

  • creamy: Every day, succumb to the pleasure of the creamy lather, enriched gentle polishing vegetal micro spheres.
  • rich: Spread with a circular motion generating a fine, rich lather.
  • good: Note: Detergents usually give a good lather with any water.
  • luxurious: Produces a luxurious lather of scented bubbles, which can be licked off.
  • soapy: The soapy lather slipped down his face only very slowly, retained by the crevasses of age.
  • enough: Add a little more water to the bristles after shaving and you will probably have enough lather for a second, closer shave.

Modifying Another Word

  • easily: Shaving Cream is easy to apply with fingers or brush and lathers easily on the face.
  • home: My last day take home lather space for a questions we had.

Preposition: in

sweat: The source of their distress was tied over the saddle of an exhausted horse which was lathered in sweat.

Preposition: of

indignation: We work ourselves into a lather of indignation about the use of the death penalty in Trinidad & Tobago.

Preposition: with

  • water: Work a small amount of gel into a lather with water.
  • soap: Hard water does not easily form lather with soap.
  • cr.me: The synthetic bristles are non-absorbent, so they need less shave cr.me and create a richer lather with a better cr.me to water ratio.

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