Lather - English meaning

noun

A thin sphere of liquid enclosing air or another gas.

Usage examples:

We'd shake up a piece of soap in a tin of warm water and blow bubbles

verb

(of a liquid) form rising bubbles of gas or air.

Usage examples:

A pot of coffee bubbled away on the stove

noun

A ball of air in a liquid or on its surface, or in the air

Usage examples:

When water begins to boil, small bubbles form around the edge of the pot., the water in the pot beg…

noun

The thick white or pale yellow fatty liquid which rises to the top when milk is left to stand and which can be eaten as an accompaniment to desserts or used as a cooking ingredient.

Usage examples:

Strawberries and cream

verb

Work (two or more ingredients, typically butter and sugar) together to form a creamy paste.

Usage examples:

You cream the butter first and then add the egg yolks

verb

Defeat (someone) heavily in a sporting contest.

Usage examples:

On paper, england should have creamed scotland

verb

Be indecisive.

Usage examples:

I can't bear people who dither

noun

Indecisive behaviour.

Usage examples:

After months of dither ministers had still not agreed

phrase

Be undecided or uncertain

noun

An abnormally high body temperature, usually accompanied by shivering, headache, and in severe instances, delirium.

Usage examples:

She had a slight fever

verb

Bring about a high body temperature or a state of nervous excitement in.

Usage examples:

A heart which sin has fevered

noun

A condition in which the body’s temperature is higher than usual, esp. as a sign of illness

Usage examples:

[ c ] the child has a rash and a high fever., texas was in the grip of football fever.

verb

(of a bird) move (its wings) up and down when flying or preparing to fly.

Usage examples:

A pheasant flapped its wings

noun

A thin, flat piece of cloth, paper, metal, etc. that is hinged or attached on one side only and covers an opening or hangs down from something.

Usage examples:

The flap of the envelope

verb

Move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

verb

Make (someone) agitated or confused.

Usage examples:

There's nothing you can do or say to fluster bernie

noun

An agitated or confused state.

Usage examples:

The main thing is not to get all in a fluster

verb

To make someone nervous or upset, esp. when the person is trying to do something

Usage examples:

Don’t let that new tax form fluster you – it’s not as bad as it looks., if i look flustered it’s be…

verb

(of a bird or other winged creature) fly unsteadily or hover by flapping the wings quickly and lightly.

Usage examples:

A couple of butterflies fluttered around the garden

noun

An act of fluttering.

Usage examples:

There was a flutter of wings at the window

verb

To move in quick, irregular motions, or to cause something to move this way

Usage examples:

[ i ] the flags fluttered in the breeze., there was a flutter of wings overhead.

noun

A mass of small bubbles formed on or in liquid, typically by agitation or fermentation.

Usage examples:

A beer with a thick head of foam

verb

Form or produce a mass of small bubbles; froth.

Usage examples:

The sea foamed beneath them

noun

A mass of small, usually white, bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid

Usage examples:

The waves were high and capped with foam., the suds in the sink foamed up when she added hot water.

noun

A state or period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behaviour.

Usage examples:

Doreen worked herself into a frenzy of rage

noun

Excited, uncontrollable, and sometimes violent behavior or emotion

Usage examples:

[ c usually sing ] duncan’s game-winning shot sent the crowd into a frenzy., [ c usually sing ] the…

verb

Be constantly or visibly anxious.

Usage examples:

She fretted about the cost of groceries

noun

A state of anxiety.

Usage examples:

Why would anyone get themselves in a fret over something so simple?

verb

Decorate with fretwork.

Usage examples:

A botanically inspired ornamental pattern frets the ceiling

noun

A mass of small bubbles in liquid caused by agitation, fermentation, or salivating.

Usage examples:

Leave the yeast until there is a good head of froth

verb

Form or contain a rising or overflowing mass of small bubbles.

Usage examples:

The red blood frothed at his lips

noun

A mass of small bubbles, esp. on the surface of a liquid

noun

A display of unnecessary or excessive excitement, activity, or interest.

Usage examples:

I don't know what all the fuss is about

verb

Show unnecessary or excessive concern about something.

Usage examples:

She's always fussing about her food

noun

The upper part of the human body, or the front or upper part of the body of an animal, typically separated from the rest of the body by a neck, and containing the brain, mouth, and sense organs.

Usage examples:

Whatever comes into my head

adjective

Chief; principal.

Usage examples:

The head waiter

verb

Be in the leading position on.

Usage examples:

The st george's day procession was headed by the mayor

noun

Sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety, often causing wildly unthinking behaviour.

Usage examples:

She hit him in panic

verb

Feel or cause to feel panic.

Usage examples:

The crowd panicked and stampeded for the exit

noun

A cereal and fodder grass of a group including millet.

Usage examples:

Two of the most common, but functionally indeterminate, grass grains regularly identified from amer…

noun

A commotion or fuss.

Usage examples:

What a pother you make!

noun

Another term for suds.

plural noun

Bubbles that form when soap is mixed with water

noun

Froth or foam, especially that found on waves.

Usage examples:

The spume of the white-capped waves

verb

Form or produce a mass of froth or foam.

Usage examples:

Water was spuming under the mill

noun

White foam (= bubbles) on the top of waves in water

Usage examples:

The overcast sky merged with the spume of the waves., the sea was spuming over the harbour walls.

noun

The particular condition that someone or something is in at a specific time.

Usage examples:

The state of the company's finances

verb

Express something definitely or clearly in speech or writing.

Usage examples:

The report stated that more than 51 per cent of voters failed to participate

noun

A condition or way of being

Usage examples:

The stable was preserved in its original state., your room is in a terrible state., it's a sad stat…

noun

A dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly in liquid in a closed dish or pan.

Usage examples:

Lamb stew

verb

(with reference to meat, fruit, or other food) cook or be cooked slowly in liquid in a closed dish or pan.

Usage examples:

Beef stewed in wine

noun

A pond or large tank for keeping fish for eating.

Usage examples:

On one of my local stew ponds there is an attitude that if it's not into double figures it ain't wo…

verb

Lather, cover, or wash in soapy water.

Usage examples:

Martha sudsed my back

plural noun

Froth made from soap and water.

Usage examples:

She was up to her elbows in suds

noun

Moisture exuded through the pores of the skin, typically in profuse quantities as a reaction to heat, physical exertion, fever, or fear.

Usage examples:

Beads of sweat broke out on her brow

verb

Another term for sweatsuit or sweatpants.

verb

To excrete a salty, colorless liquid through the skin, esp. when you are hot or frightened

Usage examples:

He was sweating profusely., the soda cans sweat in this humidity., we have to sweat about money bec…

noun

A state of nervous excitement or agitation.

Usage examples:

He got into a tizzy and was talking absolute tosh

noun

A state of excitement or confusion

Usage examples:

She’s in a tizzy because she locked her keys in the car.

noun

A silly or foolish person.

Usage examples:

She has no patience with the upper-class twit her parents try to match her with

verb

Tease or taunt (someone), especially in a good-humoured way.

Usage examples:

Her playmates could not twit her about her pigtail

noun

A state of agitation or nervous excitement.

Usage examples:

We're in a twit about your visit

verb

(of a bird) give a call consisting of repeated light tremulous sounds.

Usage examples:

Sparrows twittered under the eaves

noun

A series of short, high-pitched calls or sounds.

Usage examples:

His words were cut off by a faint electronic twitter

noun

The name of a social networking site on the internet for communicating with people quickly