soapy.html - adj.
(soapier, soapiest)
1 of or like soap.
2 containing or smeared with soap.
3 (of a person or manner) unctuous or flattering.

soapily adv. soapiness n.

soapy.html - {n. phr.} Radio or television serialized stories of a sentimental nature, often involving sex, crime, and social intrigue. These shows often advertise soap products, hence their name. * /The two longest running soap operas in the United States were "Dallas" and "Knot's Landing."/

soapy.html - n. & v.
--n.

1 a cleansing agent that is a compound of fatty acid with soda or potash or (insoluble soap) with another metallic oxide, of which the soluble kinds when rubbed in water yield a lather used in washing.
2 colloq. = soap opera.

--v.

tr.
1 apply soap to.
2 scrub or rub with soap.

soap flakes soap in the form of thin flakes, for washing clothes etc. soap opera a broadcast drama, usu. serialized in many episodes, dealing with sentimental domestic themes (so called because orig. sponsored in the US by soap manufacturers). soap powder powdered soap esp. with additives.

soapless adj. soaplike adj. [OE sape f. WG]

soapy.html - n.
an American tree, Quillaja saponaria, with bark yielding saponin.

soapy.html - n.
(pl. -ies) any of various tropical American shrubs, esp. of the genus Sapindus, with fruits yielding saponin.

soapy.html - n.
1 a box for holding soap.
2 a makeshift stand for a public speaker.