to be in a lather
31lather — noun rich, soapy lather in a lather Syn: foam, froth, suds, soapsuds; bubbles; literary spume …
32lather — See: IN A LATHER …
33lather — See: IN A LATHER …
34lather up — verb To lather; to cover with suds Syn: suds up …
35lather — 1. noun /ˈlæ.ðə(ɹ),ˈlɑːðə(ɹ),ˈlæðɚ/ a) The foam made by rapidly stirring soap and water. b) A state of agitation. 2. verb /ˈlæ.ðə(ɹ),ˈlɑːðə(ɹ),ˈlæðɚ/ a) To cover with lather …
36lather — [OE] Indo European *lou denoted ‘wash’ (from it English gets laundry, lavatory, lotion, etc). Addition of the suffix * tro produced *loutrom, which passed via Germanic *lauthram into English as lather. In Old English this is only 305 lazy… …
37lather — See: in a lather …
38lather — [OE] Indo European *lou denoted ‘wash’ (from it English gets laundry, lavatory, lotion, etc). Addition of the suffix * tro produced *loutrom, which passed via Germanic *lauthram into English as lather. In Old English this is only recorded as… …
39lather — Synonyms and related words: BO, aerate, anxiety, baptize, bath, bathe, beaded brow, beads of sweat, beat, beat all hollow, beat hollow, belabor, best, body odor, bother, breakers, breathless impatience, buffet, bustle, chafing, clamor, cold sweat …
40lather — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. foam, froth, suds, spume, bubbles; head; shaving cream; excitement, agitation, frenzy, stew, tizzy (sl.). II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. suds, foam, bubbles; see froth . v. Syn. foam, scrub, soap; see wash 2 …
