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Videogames make you feel like you're actually doing something. Your brain processes the tiered game achievements as real-life achievements. Every time you get to the next level, hot jets of reward chemical coat your brain in a lathery foam, and it seems like you're actually accomplishing stuff.
Chris Hardwick

Meaning of "lathery" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LATHERY

lathery  [ˈlɑːðərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LATHERY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lathery is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LATHERY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of lathery in the English dictionary

The definition of lathery in the dictionary is resembling or coated with foam or froth formed by the action of soap or a detergent in water. Other definition of lathery is resembling or coated with foam formed by other liquid, such as the sweat of a horse.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LATHERY


anniversary
ˌænɪˈvɜːsərɪ
battery
ˈbætərɪ
blackberry
ˈblækbərɪ
category
ˈkætɪɡərɪ
celery
ˈsɛlərɪ
century
ˈsɛntʃərɪ
contemporary
kənˈtɛmprərɪ
delivery
dɪˈlɪvərɪ
diary
ˈdaɪərɪ
dictionary
ˈdɪkʃənərɪ
directory
dɪˈrɛktərɪ
dithery
ˈdɪðərɪ
feathery
ˈfɛðərɪ
heathery
ˈhɛðərɪ
leathery
ˈlɛðərɪ
mothery
ˈmʌðərɪ
pothery
ˈpɒðərɪ
scouthery
ˈskaʊðərɪ
slithery
ˈslɪðərɪ
smothery
ˈsmʌðərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LATHERY

latescent
latest
latewood
latex
latex rubber
lath
lathe
lathen
lather
latherer
lathi
lathier
lathiest
lathlike
lathwork
lathy
lathyrism
lathyritic
Lathyrus
lati

WORDS THAT END LIKE LATHERY

archery
bleachery
butchery
debauchery
fishery
frothery
goldsmithery
haberdashery
hatchery
hery
lechery
locksmithery
noshery
periphery
smithery
stitchery
treachery
washery
witchery
wordsmithery

Synonyms and antonyms of lathery in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LATHERY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «lathery» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of lathery
bubbly · foamy · frothy · soapy · sudsy

Translation of «lathery» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LATHERY

Find out the translation of lathery to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lathery from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lathery» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

lathery
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lathery
570 millions of speakers

English

lathery
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चर्मी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

lathery
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

lathery
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lathery
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সফেন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lathery
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lathery
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schaumig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

lathery
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비누 거품
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lathery
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có bọt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

lathery
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अलंकारयुक्त
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

laterji
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

schiumoso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lathery
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

lathery
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lathery
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σαπουνώδης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ingezeept
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lathery
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lathery
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lathery

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LATHERY»

The term «lathery» is normally little used and occupies the 145.154 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LATHERY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lathery» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lathery» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lathery

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QUOTES WITH «LATHERY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lathery.
1
Chris Hardwick
Videogames make you feel like you're actually doing something. Your brain processes the tiered game achievements as real-life achievements. Every time you get to the next level, hot jets of reward chemical coat your brain in a lathery foam, and it seems like you're actually accomplishing stuff.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LATHERY»

Discover the use of lathery in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lathery and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Carmina Yalensia: A Complete and Accurate Collection of Yale ...
LATHERY. 1 Oh 1 does the Freshmen smoke, Oh! does the Freshmen smoke, Oh ! does the lathery 2 Oh! no, it makes him sick, Oh! no, it makes him sick, Oh! no, it makes him Freshmen smoke, lath - ery sick, ery smoke, Oh! does ery sick, Oh ...
‎1867
2
Songs of Yale: A New Collection of College Songs
86 LATHERY. J-ATHERT. Vivace. a — — 4 — — +-*—4 1 □ L 1. Ob! does the Freshman smoke, Ohl does the Freshman 2. Oh! 110, it makes him sick, Ohl no, it makes him smoke, Oh! does the lathery Freshman smoke, ga, ga, sick, Oh! no, ...
Charles Samuel Elliot, 1870
3
The Chemistry of the World, Being a Popular Explanation of ...
Flannel and other woollens are best bleached by scouring with fullers' earth and lathery water, and then exposing them to the air and light. If bleached by exposure to the fumes of burning sulphur the wool is rendered hard and harsh.
George William Johnson, 1858
4
Tinsley's magazine, conducted by E. Yates
It isn't thieving if I don't find you out," and the nice Old Gentleman called him a good boy, and pulled him into the shop again, as he thought it was high time to rejoin his friend Lathery. When they had entered the shop, the Old Gentleman stood ...
Edmund Hodgson Yates
5
The household encyclopædia; or, Family dictionary of ...
They must be put into lathery water and not have the soap rubbed upon them ; must be wrung thoroughly, and dried very gently, neither before a fire nor in strong sunshine. Before they are quite dry they should be folded very smooth and  ...
Household encyclopaedia, 1858
6
Tom Hood's Comic readings in prose and verse
So very late, quite out of date, Hurrying, scurrying ; home, home ; Hot water quick, so to shave slick, Rathery, lathery ; foam, foam ; Scraping so fast, soon it is past, Washery, sloshery ; pace, pace ; When that is done, go it like fun, Rubbery, ...
Thomas Hood, 1869
7
Myths and Folk-tales of the Russians, Western Slavs, and Magyars
In the middle of the room stood a great golden cask filled with dew, and on a boxwood table lay lathery soap. The king's son bathed in the dew-water, washed himself with the lathery soap, and wiped with a towel of gold. When he rose next  ...
Jeremiah Curtin, 2011
8
Winnie the Pooh:
Before he knew where he was, Piglet was inthe bath, and Kanga was scrubbing him firmly with a large lathery flannel. “Ow!” cried Piglet. “Let me out! I'm Piglet!” “ Don't open the mouth, dear,or the soap goesin,” said Kanga. “There!
A. A. Milne, 2014
9
The Dramatic World of Harold Pinter: Its Basis in Ritual
A lovely lathery bath. And a good scrub. A lovely lathery scrub. (Pause.) Don't you ? It will be a pleasure. (She throws her arms around him.) I'm going to keep you. I' m going to keep you, you dreadful chap, and call you Barnabas. Isn't it dark, ...
Katherine H. Burkman, 1971
10
Dr. Ida: the torch of life
More stubborn still in its resistance to her efforts was the village of Lathery, one of the largest and most needy on the road to Gudiyattam. Week after week she would stop the car outside the village and try to make friends with its women, only to ...
Dorothy Clarke Wilson, 1976

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LATHERY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lathery is used in the context of the following news items.
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Nicholasville Police Department and Jessamine County Sheriff …
James S. Lathery, 43, 112 Penn Drive, was arrested July 9 at Pinoak Drive and charged with alcohol intoxication in a public place, first-degree ... «Central Kentucky News, Jul 15»
2
Child with Down syndrome found in hot car, taken to hospital
Sandy Lathery, Searched for Dawson: "I've lost a grandchild, so I know that ... BOSWELL AND SANDY LATHERY BOTH HELPED WITH THE ... «WLKY Louisville, May 15»
3
Missing child with down syndrome found, taken to hospital
Sandy Lathery also helped with the search to find Dawson. ... hour could of made a big difference that what the outcome was," Lathery said. «WLKY Louisville, May 15»
4
Home Place: To love in vein
I was all lathery and humming a song about country drives when I glanced down to search out the tube of conditioner. #By “glance” I mean peer ... «Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, Apr 15»
5
It's not Anthrax: What to Understand About Late Sustenance …
Continuously clean surfaces that come into contact with sustenance with hot, lathery water. With organic product, cleaning is never a terrible ... «Empire State Tribune, Apr 15»
6
Blotter: Man charged with drug possession
Kyle Lathery was allegedly found to be in willful possession of .3 ounces of meth. He had an initial appearance in court on Monday, and a ... «Dickinson Press, Mar 15»
7
North Phoenix brewery rolls out nitrogen beer system for AZ Beer …
What comes out is a lathery foam that fills the entire glass and as it begins to settle it turns back into liquid that is ready to be consumed. «KTAR.com, Feb 15»
8
What's the Only High-End Chef's Knife I Need?
So put all the filthiest cooking vessels in the sink, squeeze some kind of highly scented, extra-lathery product like Palmolive into it, and jack ... «Esquire, Feb 15»
9
Here it is: Soap Home Automation Router at CES 2015
... operation, I would be happy to report on the Soap factory. Wouldn't it be funny if they were, indeed, making soap—you know, the lathery kind. «CEPro, Jan 15»
10
Real estate transactions, Dec. 7, 2014
Keimig, Kayla L., East Moline, to Lathery, Amy L., Moline; 1805 33rd St., Moline; $90,000. Vetter-Swanson, Elizabeth F., Silvis, to Schlosser, ... «Quad-Cities Online, Dec 14»

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