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lather

lather

3 2.1
Small bubbles made when soap mixes with water
  • noun
  • /ˈlæðər/
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  • Afterwards, splash cool water on the face to remove any trace of lather.
  • soap lather
  • lather and rinse
  • soapy lather

You want a nice spray lather around around If you do it like this on the side you're going to have you're going to lose it like like all right here.

Examples

  • Lather covers Jacob's hair and hangs over his tightly closed eyes.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • There was still a blob of lather behind his left ear.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • I really like the lather.

  • The old man worked the pink soap into a lather.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Stop focusing on the lather and go for the soap.

    Blog text (10)
  • Men, you may use these soaps for shaving; there is enough lather from these natural soaps.

    Blog text (31)
  • The glycerin thickens it up and makes for a nice foamy lather.

    Blog text (4)
  • Work your cleanser into a lather with your hands; this helps save you from rubbing your face.

  • I took the cloth from him and wiped the remaining lather off my face.

  • The soaps pack a powerful lather that cleanses hair with nourishing oils.

Synonyms

soapsuds
vslather
1.3

A mass of small bubbles that forms when soap or detergent mixes with water

is the general bubble mass formed simply by mixing with water
suds
vslather
1.8

A lot of bubbles that form in soapy water

is the term for tiny bubbles formed by soap not for all foams

How Frothy

lather
3 2.1
suds
1.8
wetness
9 1.0

Surface Forms

lather singular
lathers plural

Etymology

Lather comes from an old word for 'foam' and now means the mass of small soap bubbles you make when you wash, so when you make a 'lather' you are creating a soft, foamy layer.