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Lather

Foam or froth made by soap moistened with water.

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Agitation 76% connected

The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being moved with violence, or with irregular action; commotion; as, the sea after…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Beat 76% connected

of Beat

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Clean 76% connected

Free from dirt or filth; as, clean clothes.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Cleanse 76% connected

To render clean; to free from fith, pollution, infection, guilt, etc.; to clean.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Effervesce 76% connected

To be in a state of natural ebullition; to bubble and hiss, as fermenting liquors, or any fluid, when some part escapes in a gaseous form.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Fizz 76% connected

To make a hissing sound, as a burning fuse.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Foam 76% connected

The white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids, or in the mouth of an animal, by violent agi…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Froth 76% connected

The bubbles caused in fluids or liquors by fermentation or agitation; spume; foam; esp., a spume of saliva caused by disease or nervous excitement.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Sparkle 76% connected

A little spark; a scintillation.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Manner of action 8

Birch 76% connected

A tree of several species, constituting the genus Betula; as, the white or common birch (B. alba) (also called silver birch and lady birch); the dwar…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Cat 76% connected

An animal of various species of the genera Felis and Lynx. The domestic cat is Felis domestica. The European wild cat (Felis catus) is much larger th…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Cowhide 76% connected

The hide of a cow.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Flagellate 76% connected

To whip; to scourge; to flog.

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Horsewhip 76% connected

A whip for horses.

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Leather 76% connected

The skin of an animal, or some part of such skin, tanned, tawed, or otherwise dressed for use; also, dressed hides, collectively.

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Scourge 76% connected

A lash; a strap or cord; especially, a lash used to inflict pain or punishment; an instrument of punishment or discipline; a whip.

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Switch 76% connected

A small, flexible twig or rod.

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Derivationally related 6

Soap 74% connected

A substance which dissolves in water, thus forming a lather, and is used as a cleansing agent. Soap is produced by combining fats or oils with alkali…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Soap 74% connected

A substance which dissolves in water, thus forming a lather, and is used as a cleansing agent. Soap is produced by combining fats or oils with alkali…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Soapsuds 74% connected

Suds made with soap.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Soapsuds 74% connected

Suds made with soap.

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Suds 74% connected

Water impregnated with soap, esp. when worked up into bubbles and froth.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Suds 74% connected

Water impregnated with soap, esp. when worked up into bubbles and froth.

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Lave 72% connected

To wash; to bathe; as, to lave a bruise.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Wash 72% connected

To cleanse by ablution, or dipping or rubbing in water; to apply water or other liquid to for the purpose of cleansing; to scrub with water, etc., or…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Synonym 13

Flog 92% connected

To beat or strike with a rod or whip; to whip; to lash; to chastise with repeated blows.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Fret 92% connected

See 1st Frith.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Lash 92% connected

The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Slash 92% connected

To cut by striking violently and at random; to cut in long slits.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Soap 92% connected

A substance which dissolves in water, thus forming a lather, and is used as a cleansing agent. Soap is produced by combining fats or oils with alkali…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Soapsuds 92% connected

Suds made with soap.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Stew 92% connected

A small pond or pool where fish are kept for the table; a vivarium.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Strap 92% connected

A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like; specifically, a strip of thick leather used in flogging.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Suds 92% connected

Water impregnated with soap, esp. when worked up into bubbles and froth.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Sweat 92% connected

of Sweat

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Trounce 92% connected

To punish or beat severely; to whip smartly; to flog; to castigate.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Welt 92% connected

That which, being sewed or otherwise fastened to an edge or border, serves to guard, strengthen, or adorn it

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Whip 92% connected

To strike with a lash, a cord, a rod, or anything slender and lithe; to lash; to beat; as, to whip a horse, or a carpet.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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