lathers

Creates shampoo foam

Lathers is the third-person singular of lather.

Soap lathers when it produces foam; a person lathers up in the shower.

A horse lathers when it sweats heavily, producing a foamy coat.

Someone in a lather is agitated or worked up: Don't get yourself in a lather over it.

A person who lathers may also be one who applies lather—a barber lathers a customer's face before shaving.

foam

suds

Soapy froth

bubblesGas-filled liquid spheres
frothMass of small bubbles
frothyFull of foam

creamy · aerated · whipped · head · spume · mousse · fluff · airy · lightness · billowy

cleanse

wash

Clean using liquid

scrubClean by rubbing hard
rinseWash without scrubbing
batheWash in water

shampoo · soap · sponge · washcloth · loofah · bodywash · shower · bath · wet · water

agitation

frenzy

Violent mental agitation

sweatMoisture from skin pores
panicUncontrollable sudden fear
anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress

worked-up · nervous · tizzy · fluster · agitated · excited · stressed · overwrought · upset · dither

shave

razor

Blade for removing hair

barbershopHair-cutting establishment
stubbleShort regrown facial hair
aftershaveScented post-razor lotion

beard · grooming · blade · smooth · trim · glide · cream · gel · balm · brush

Opposites

foam production

lathersrinses

Light washes with water

washes off · dries · clears · deflates · dissipates

emotional agitation

latherscalms

Reduces agitation

soothes · relaxes · composes · unwinds · pacifies

Phrases

lather upCover with foam
in a latherExtremely agitated state
lathering upProducing soap foam
lathered upCovered in foam

Family

lather, lathered, lathery, lathering, latherer

Familiarity: Top 200,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G