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lath·er
lather
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- pronunciation:
- lae
thr
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
foam produced by soap or detergent agitated in water.
- synonyms:
- foam, froth, spume
- similar words:
- bubbles, scum, soapsuds, suds
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definition 2: |
foamy sweat, as exuded by a horse during intense exertion.
- synonyms:
- foam
- similar words:
- froth, perspiration, spume, sweat
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definition 3: |
(informal) an agitated condition.
She got into a lather preparing for her school exams.- synonyms:
- dither, fluster, flutter, fret, sweat, twitter
- similar words:
- frenzy, funk, fuss, panic, stew, tizzy
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related words: |
bother, bubble, foam, turmoil |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
inflections: |
lathers, lathering, lathered |
definition 1: |
to form or be worked into a soapy foam.
- synonyms:
- foam, froth
- similar words:
- spume
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definition 2: |
to produce or be covered with foamy sweat.
- synonyms:
- cream, foam, froth, spume
- similar words:
- bubble, sweat
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
definition 1: |
to coat or cover with lather.
- synonyms:
- soap
- similar words:
- cream, froth
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definition 2: |
(informal) to beat or whip.
- synonyms:
- batter, beat, drub, flail, lambaste, maul, pummel, thrash, whip
- similar words:
- bludgeon, cudgel, flog, horsewhip, lash, strike, wallop
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related words: |
lambaste, smear |
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derivations: |
lathery (adj.), latherer (n.) |
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