SOAPSUDS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does soapsuds mean? 

• SOAPSUDS (noun)
  The noun SOAPSUDS has 1 sense:

1. the froth produced by soaps or detergents

  Familiarity information: SOAPSUDS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SOAPSUDS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The froth produced by soaps or detergents

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

lather; soapsuds; suds

Hypernyms ("soapsuds" is a kind of...):

foam; froth (a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "soapsuds"):

shaving cream; shaving soap (toiletry consisting of a preparation of soap and fatty acids that forms a rich lather for softening the beard before shaving)

 Context examples 

But this kiss had tasted soapsuds, and the lips, he had noticed, were flabby.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

He awoke next morning from rosy scenes of dream to a steamy atmosphere that smelled of soapsuds and dirty clothes, and that was vibrant with the jar and jangle of tormented life.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

All the life about him—the odors of stale vegetables and soapsuds, the slatternly form of his sister, and the jeering face of Mr. Higginbotham—was a dream.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

It came to him, in a flash of fancy, that her nature seemed taking on the attributes of stale vegetables, smelly soapsuds, and of the greasy dimes, nickels, and quarters she took in over the counter of the store.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)