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noun
Any jellyish soap made by cooking natural oils and fats with potassium hydroxide.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Any fluid or semifluid soap.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Alternative form of soft-soap (“flattery, persuasion”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
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verb
Alternative form of soft-soap.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
a soft (or liquid) soap made from vegetable oils; used in certain skin diseases
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: green soap
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Broader terms: soap
noun
flattery designed to gain favor
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: blarney, coaxing, sweet talk
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: flattery
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