lather
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the froth produced by soaps or detergents
Types & categories
- foam hypernym
- shaving cream hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
beat severely with a whip or rod
The teacher often flogged the students
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
agitation resulting from active worry
don't get in a stew
Types & categories
- agitation hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
form a lather
The shaving cream lathered
Types & categories
- fizz hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 noun
a workman who puts up laths
Types & categories
- workman hypernym
Sense 6 verb
exude sweat or lather
this unfit horse lathers easily
Types & categories
- froth hypernym
Sense 7 noun
the foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse)
Types & categories
- foam hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 8 verb
rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning
Types & categories
- cleanse hypernym
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | soap |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | spume |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | lather |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | suds |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | lathery |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | foam |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shaving cream |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | whiplash |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | whacking |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | whipping |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | thong |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | strap |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | whip |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | switcher |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | wale |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | beat up |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | flagellate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | leather |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | horsewhip |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | switch |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | cowhide |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | cat |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | birch |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | fuss |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | grizzle |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | agitation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | lather |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | suds |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | fizz |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | workman |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | froth |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | soap |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | lather |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | foam |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | soap |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | lather |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | suds |
| 8 | entails | Related & opposite | wash |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | cleanse |