Soap

Word SOAP
Character 4
Hyphenation soap
Pronunciations /səʊp/

Definitions and meanings of "Soap"

What do we mean by soap?

A cleansing agent, manufactured in bars, granules, flakes, or liquid form, made from a mixture of the sodium salts of various fatty acids of natural oils and fats. noun

A metallic salt of a fatty acid, as of aluminum or iron, that is not water soluble and may be used as a lubricant, thickener, or in various coating applications, ointments, or disinfectants. noun

Money, especially that which is used for bribery. noun

A soap opera. noun

To treat or cover with or as if with soap. transitive verb

To softsoap; cajole. transitive verb

To bribe. transitive verb

(no soap) Not possible or permissible. idiom

(no soap) Unsuccessful; futile. idiom

To rub or treat with soap; apply soap to.

To use smooth words to; flatter.

In calico-printing, to remove, by means of soap, impurities from (cloth) before bleaching; also, after printing, to remove the thickening used in the color.

The fatty matter obtained by adding just enough acid to a soap solution to cause the separation of the fatty acids. noun

A chemical compound in common domestic use for washing and cleansing, made by the union of certain fatty acids with a salifiable base. noun

A kind of pomade for coloring the hair. noun

Smooth words; persuasion; flattery: more often called soft soap. noun

Money secretly used for political purposes. noun

White Castile soap, which contains 21 per cent of water, is of a pale grayish-white color, giving no oily stains to paper, free from rancid odor, and entirely soluble in alcohol or water; and noun

Marbled Castile soap, which is harder and more alkaline, contains 14 per cent. of water, and has veins or streaks of ferruginous matter running through it. Formerly also, erroneously, castle-soap; also Spanish soap. noun

A substance able to mix with both oil and water, used for cleaning, often in the form of a solid bar or in liquid form, derived from fats or made synthetically.

A metallic salt derived from a fatty acid

Flattery or excessively complacent conversation.

Money, specially when used as a bribe.

A soap opera.

A solid masonry unit or brick reduced in depth or height from standard dimensions.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Soap

The word "soap" in example sentences

Remove or destroy 2-6 minutes Before donning sterile surgeon's chlorhexidine, iodine and iodophors. transient microorganisms gloves for surgical procedures. tt chloroxylenol [PCMX], triclosan) and reduce resident flora Follow manufacturer (persistent effect) instructions for Water and non-antimicrobial soap (e.g., surgical hand-scrub plain soap¶) followed by an alcohol-based product with surgical hand-scrub product with persistent activity±** persistent activity ❋ Uzair70 (2009)

Technically speaking, however, the meaning of the term soap is considerably restricted, being generally limited to the combinations of fatty acids and alkalies, obtained by treating various animal or vegetable fatty matters, or the fatty acids derived therefrom, with soda or potash, the former giving hard soaps, the latter soft soaps. ❋ H. A. Appleton (N/A)

Because you will be embedding the glitter strips in the soap, make sure that the soap is a cool temperature. ❋ Anne-Marie (2008)

This means that the soap is actually some form of lathering chemical (like SLS or Sodium Lauryl Sulfate) pressed together to form a bar of soap. "(when they give you a disbelieving look, head into this section)" Seriously! ❋ Anne-Marie (2008)

This soap is an easy three layer loaf soap, with some sparkles thrown in for fun. ❋ Anne-Marie (2008)

While not my most favorite scent, the soap is an artist marvel. ❋ Anne-Marie (2007)

This soap is the creation of Nizzy in Oz. Children love this soap since it floats. ❋ Anne-Marie (2007)

Happily the soap is also infused with peppermint and citrus scents so you don't end up smelling like a jar of coffee beans. ❋ Eddvick (2007)

He was a materialist, and described himself as one: he disbelieved in what he called the soap-bubble theory, that somewhere in us there is something like a bubble, which controls everything, and is everything, and escapes invisible and gaseous to some other place after death. ❋ Mark Rutherford (1872)

She's also made a disco album and starred in soap operas. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Or, make it a bath gift with a bar of hand made soap or some colored soap from the dollar store, some lotion, a comb, a hair clip, or whatever you like. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It's like you keep the soap until the tiniest sliver of soap is in the thing, and you have a shower that kind of hits you with a blast of cold water every couple of minutes. ❋ Mike Ragogna (2010)

Identified on most labels as "potassium salts of fatty acid," simple soap is safe in one dose and deadly in another. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Beyond the Peruvian presidential episode (just another part of the latin soap opera, or perhaps the Ladino American one); setting aside the jealous punch in the face dealt to Gabriel Garcia Marquez in February 1976; discounting his island illusions of one or another slogan within the Cuban Revolution (smart intellectuals are converted by definition); Varga Llosa has been a gallant gladiator. ❋ Yoani Sanchez (2010)

This month in soap: David Platt's collision course with disaster continues in Coronation Street; doom and gloom reigns in EastEnders; while Emmerdale is all incest, bigamy and farming ❋ Jim Shelley (2010)

Emmerdale also has the most exciting lovers in soap? ❋ Jim Shelley (2010)

There are so many children in soap nowadays, I'm tempted to have a whip round to make sure Kylie takes him with her. ❋ Jim Shelley (2010)

Washed 3 quart-sized canning jars and their lids in soap and water. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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