soap

see definition of soap

nouncleanser

Synonyms for soap

noun cleanser

bathed

verb. wash with water and, usually, soap

bathing

verb. wash with water and, usually, soap

bribe

verb. request silence, action, or inaction for money

bribed

verb. request silence, action, or inaction for money

bribing

verb. request silence, action, or inaction for money

Word Origin & History

Old English sape "soap, salve" (originally a reddish hair dye used by Germanic warriors to give a frightening appearance), from Proto-Germanic *saipon "dripping thing, resin" (cf. Middle Low German sepe, West Frisian sjippe, Dutch zeep, Old High German seiffa, German seife "soap," Old High German seifar "foam," Old English sipian "to drip"), from PIE *soi-bon-, from root *seib- "to pour out, drip, trickle" (cf. Latin sebum "tallow, suet, grease").

Romans and Greeks used oil to clean skin; the Romance language words for "soap" (cf. Italian sapone, French savon, Spanish jabon) are from Late Latin sapo "pomade for coloring the hair" (first mentioned in Pliny), which is a Germanic loan-word, as is Finnish saippua. The meaning "flattery" is recorded from 1853.

Example Sentences for soap

I'll tell you about the newspaper business if you'll tell me about soap making.

Take the making of soap, that I told you about; there you have it, cheap and good.

The women eliminate the baker, the soap boiler, and a lot of other parasites.

She sent us soap, and she gave me bandages &c., for my hurt.

She had a ribbon in her long, glossy hair, and her face shone pleasantly with soap.

Rub where the rubbin's needed, and put the soap where it's wanted.

How many have seen the same colors on a soap bubble or elsewhere?

"Ax the missus for soap to wash 'em," said Matthew, with a grin.

He no more believes in the efficacy of soap than in the efficacy of a good reputation.

She had no desire to melt like a cake of soap out on the pavement.

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bathed

bathing

bribe

bribed

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Synonyms for soap

bathe