Lather

//ˈlɑː.ðə//

Synonyms for "lather" (204 found)

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Closest matches (41)

Noun(1 words)
suds

Strong matches (61)

Verb(4 words)
flogfoamfrothlash
Noun(1 words)
fret

Related words (102)

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More general

15 entries

Synonyms

3 entries

derived

10 entries

entails

1 entries

etymologically related_to

1 entries

is a

2 entries

manner of

3 entries

related to

9 entries

Translations

109 translations across 34 languages.

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Bikol Central

1 entries
  • subo noun (foam of soap and water)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • сапунена пяна noun (foam of soap and water)
  • бия verb (to beat or whip)
  • насапунисвам verb (to cover with lather)
  • пердаша verb (to beat or whip)

Catalan

2 entries
  • sabonera noun (foam of soap and water)
  • ensabonar verb (to cover with lather)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 泡沫兒 /泡沫儿 noun (foam of soap and water)

Czech

4 entries
  • mydliny noun (foam of soap and water)
  • mýdlová pěna noun (foam of soap and water)
  • pěna noun (foam from profuse sweating)
  • namydlit verb (to cover with lather)

Dutch

4 entries
  • paardenschuim noun (foam from profuse sweating)
  • schuim noun (foam of soap and water)
  • sop noun (foam of soap and water)
  • zeepsop noun (foam of soap and water)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • sapŝaŭmo noun (foam of soap and water)

Finnish

4 entries
  • saippuavaahto noun (foam of soap and water)
  • vaahto noun (foam of soap and water)
  • vaahto noun (foam from profuse sweating)
  • vaahtoaminen noun (state of agitation)

French

3 entries
  • mousse de savon noun (foam of soap and water)
  • écume noun (foam from profuse sweating)
  • savonner verb (to cover with lather)

Galician

3 entries
  • escuma noun (foam of soap and water)
  • espuma noun (foam of soap and water)
  • enxaboar verb (to cover with lather)

German

4 entries
  • Pferdeschaum noun (foam from profuse sweating)
  • Schaum noun (foam of soap and water)
  • Schaum noun (foam from profuse sweating)
  • Seifenschaum noun (foam of soap and water)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • hab noun (foam of soap and water)
  • hab noun (foam from profuse sweating)
  • szappanhab noun (foam of soap and water)
  • tajték noun (foam from profuse sweating)

Ingrian

1 entries
  • muilanvaahto noun (foam of soap and water)

Irish

2 entries
  • brat allais noun (foam from profuse sweating)
  • sobal noun (foam of soap and water)

Italian

2 entries
  • schiuma di sapone noun (foam of soap and water)
  • insaponare verb (to cover with lather)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 泡 noun (foam of soap and water)
  • 泡沫 noun (foam of soap and water)

Korean

1 entries
  • 비누 거품 noun (foam of soap and water)

Macedonian

2 entries
  • сапуница noun (foam of soap and water)
  • насапунува verb (to cover with lather)

Malayalam

1 entries
  • പത noun (foam of soap and water)

Mongolian

1 entries
  • хөөс noun (foam of soap and water)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • skum noun (foam of soap and water)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries
  • كوپوك noun (foam of soap and water)
  • صابونلامق verb (to cover with lather)

Persian

1 entries
  • کف noun (foam of soap and water)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • Schum noun (foam of soap and water)

Polish

4 entries
  • piana mydlana noun (foam of soap and water)
  • mydlić verb (to cover with lather)
  • namydlać verb (to cover with lather)
  • namydlić verb (to cover with lather)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • espuma noun (foam of soap and water)
  • ensaboar verb (to cover with lather)

Russian

4 entries
  • мы́льная пе́на noun (foam of soap and water)
  • пе́на noun (foam from profuse sweating)
  • мы́лить verb (to cover with lather)
  • намы́лить verb (to cover with lather)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • sapùnica noun (foam of soap and water)
  • сапу̀ница noun (foam of soap and water)
  • nasapunjati verb (to cover with lather)
  • sapunjati verb (to cover with lather)

Spanish

4 entries
  • espuma de jabón noun (foam of soap and water)
  • espuma jabonosa noun (foam of soap and water)
  • espuma saponácea noun (foam of soap and water)
  • enjabonar verb (to cover with lather)

Swedish

1 entries
  • lödder noun (foam of soap and water)

Telugu

1 entries
  • నురగ noun (foam of soap and water)

Turkish

2 entries
  • sabun köpürmek noun (foam of soap and water)
  • sabunlamak verb (to cover with lather)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • мило noun (foam from profuse sweating)
  • мильна піна noun (foam of soap and water)
  • піна noun (foam from profuse sweating)
  • бити verb (to beat or whip)

Welsh

4 entries
  • trochion noun (foam of soap and water)
  • golchi verb (to cover with lather)
  • seboni verb (to cover with lather)
  • trochioni verb (to cover with lather)

Sample sentences

5 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I lather my face before shaving.

Source: tatoeba (34803)

Instructions: massage well into damp hair, lather and rinse.

Source: tatoeba (2573536)

Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.

Source: wiktionary

I lathered my body with lavender-scented soap.

Source: wiktionary

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