I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a soap star (= a star in a television soap opera )
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She was known as a soap star before she took up singing.
long-running show/musical/soap opera etc
soap opera
soap powder
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
liquid
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For a more soluble preparation mix the usual amount of essential oil into a tablespoonful of unperfumed liquid soap .
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We had rubbed liquid soap , big green handfuls of it, over each other.
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There was a joyless odor in the air now somewhat reminiscent of liquid soap .
soft
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Clean dentures with a soft brush and soap and water after every meal and leave them in water overnight.
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He's good with the soft soap , is Crumwallis.
■ NOUN
bubble
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Some of their characteristics can be observed in soap bubbles and films.
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These borders continuously shift like the edges of soap bubbles .
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It was carnival time, lights and siren, and Sorvino's migraine disappeared like a popping soap bubble .
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It looked like a large, wobbling soap bubble .
factory
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I was still at school but at home I used to look after the accounts for the soap factory .
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In the soap factory , pineapple canning factory, anywhere she could earn quick motley.
star
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Finally, there's a bevy of Aussie and homegrown soap stars in Aladdin at the Apollo in Oxford.
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Opening night here, the semi-famous participants included soap star Linda Dano and tabloid columnist Cindy Adams.
■ VERB
smell
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He could smell the harsh carbolic soap of the orphanage, then the schoolroom with its dust and chalk.
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Dooley came into the room, smelling of soap , with Barnabas at his side.
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When he passed Stella in the corridor she could smell scented soap .
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The people smelled of lye soap .
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It had smelled like this soap today, a light, entirely distinctive smell, a little like - what flower?
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She passed directly behind him, so close he could smell the perfumed soap on her skin.
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Kate could smell Pears soap and the smell brought back memories of when she had been younger.
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His skin smelled of Ivory soap .
use
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She used the soap , but not the scrubbing brush.
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They had good skin and used expensive soap .
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Remove stubborn marks by scrubbing lightly with a nail brush, using warm water and soap suds.
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George never used soap when he showered.
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I have never been able to use that soap since.
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I don't, but I do use the soap to play air guitar in the shower.
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Don't use soap , which dries up skin on the face.
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She was using the best guest soap every day instead of the coal tar soap which was to be used by family.
wash
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Blood and other body fluids in contact with the skin should be washed off with soap and water.
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For most people, the reaction to a bee sting is swelling and pain. Wash the area with soap and water.
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Make sure the cut is clean - wash it well with soap and water. 2.
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Either wear rubber gloves, or be sure to wash hands thoroughly with soap and water after handling them.
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They wash with the soap and ingest the drug.
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I would say that Michael Irvin should have his mouth washed out with soap .
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They swore, too, Ida had said, needing their mouths washed out with strong soap and water.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a bar of soap
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Wash thoroughly with soap and water.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Clean dentures with a soft brush and soap and water after every meal and leave them in water overnight.
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Expect more let-downs and bizarre character rewrites when the struggling soap adds an episode.
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From the pocket of the shirt he took a nail-brush and a small piece of soap .
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It was Zoya, a friend from work, asking Anna if she'd managed to get soap .
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Systems of this type have been seen in beer production, cigarette manufacture, electrical appliances and soap manufacture.
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The Hagman soap will air at 10 p. m. on Wednesdays starting next week.
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Then the joys of Vinolia soap and towels hung to warm on the fireguard and flames dancing on her nakedness.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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On this day, we brought our own brooms, sponges and soap to wash and clean out our classrooms.
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She soaped all of him, delighting in his textures and curves, delighting in what her touch did to his body.
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She soaped herself thoroughly with the gardenia guest soap which was kept in a little wickerwork basket.
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To soap or not to soap?