soap flakes
- noun
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- The soap flakes dissolved quickly, making lots of bubbles in the sink.
Examples
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These soap flakes dissolve quickly in hot water.
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Many people prefer using soap flakes for washing delicate fabrics by hand.
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She added a handful of soap flakes to the bucket of warm water.
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I bought some soap flakes for laundry.
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To clean delicate fabrics, she used soap flakes that easily dissolve in warm water.
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The soap flakes produced plenty of suds, making the washing process much easier.
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Adding soap flakes to your laundry can enhance the cleaning power of your detergent.
Synonyms
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A thing used for washing, for example a bar or liquid
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A powder used to clean clothes in a washing machine
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A powder you add to water to clean clothes
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Morphology
The meaning 'small, thin pieces of soap used for washing' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'soap' (washing substance) with 'flake' (small thin fragment); a B1 learner who knows both words can infer the MWE refers to thin fragments of soap used for washing. This noun+noun compositional pattern is regular in English and found across languages, so the expression is clearly transparent.
Etymology
Soap flakes is the name for small, thin pieces of soap called flakes that look like tiny, flat bits and dissolve quickly in water, making lots of bubbles. That's why it means 'small, thin pieces of soap used for washing'.