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rinse-repeat

rinse-repeat is the alternative form of lather.

Meaning of lather

Noun

lather (countable and uncountable, plural lathers)

  1. The foam made by rapidly stirring soap and water.
    • Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 1: Telemachus]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part I [Telemachia], page 3
    Synonyms:
    suds, soap suds
  2. Foam from profuse sweating, as of a horse.
  3. (countable) A state of agitation.

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Questions about rinse-repeat

What is rinse-repeat the alternative form of?
Rinse-repeat is the alternative form of lather.

Words near rinse-repeat in the dictionary

  1. rinse off
  2. rinse out
  3. rinse outs
  4. rinse-pitcher
  5. rinse-pitchers
  6. rinse-repeat
  7. rinseability
  8. rinseable
  9. rinsed
  10. rinsed down
  11. rinsed off

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