Soap vs. Shampoo

Soapnoun

(uncountable) a substance able to mix with both oil and water, used for cleaning, often in the form of a solid bar or in liquid form, derived from fats or made synthetically

Soapnoun

(chemistry) a metallic salt derived from a fatty acid

Soapnoun

a flattery or excessively complacent conversation

Soapnoun

(slang) money, specially when used for bribing purposes

Soapnoun

A soap opera.

Soapverb

(transitive) To apply soap to in washing.

Soapverb

To cover, lather or in any other form treat with soap, often as a prank.

Soapverb

To be discreet about (a topic).

Soapverb

To flatter; to wheedle.

Soapnoun

A substance which dissolves in water, thus forming a lather, and is used as a cleansing agent. Soap is produced by combining fats or oils with alkalies or alkaline earths, usually by boiling, and consists of salts of sodium, potassium, etc., with the fatty acids (oleic, stearic, palmitic, etc.). See the Note below, and cf. Saponification. By extension, any compound of similar composition or properties, whether used as a cleaning agent or not.

Soapverb

To rub or wash over with soap.

Soapverb

To flatter; to wheedle.

Soapnoun

a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats

Soapnoun

money offered as a bribe

Soapnoun

street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate

Soapverb

rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning

Soap

Soap is a salt of a fatty acid used in a variety of cleansing and lubricating products. In a domestic setting, soaps are surfactants usually used for washing, bathing, and other types of housekeeping.

Shampoonoun

A traditional Indian and Persian body massage given after pouring warm water over the body and rubbing it with extracts from herbs.

Shampoonoun

A commercial liquid soap product for washing hair or other fibres/fibers, such as carpets.

Shampoonoun

An instance of washing the hair or other fibres with shampoo.

Shampoonoun

Champagne wine.

Shampooverb

(intransitive) To wash one's own hair with shampoo.

Shampooverb

(transitive) To wash (i.e. the hair, carpet, etc.) with shampoo.

Shampooverb

(transitive) To press or knead the whole surface of the body of (a person), and at the same time to stretch the limbs and joints, in connection with the hot bath.

Shampooverb

To press or knead the whole surface of the body of (a person), and at the same time to stretch the limbs and joints, in connection with the hot bath.

Shampooverb

To wash throughly and rub the head of (a person), with the fingers, using either soap, or a soapy preparation, for the more thorough cleansing.

Shampoonoun

The act of shampooing.

Shampoonoun

cleansing agent consisting of soaps or detergents used for washing the hair

Shampoonoun

the act of washing your hair with shampoo

Shampooverb

use shampoo on (hair)

Shampoo

Shampoo () is a hair care product, typically in the form of a viscous liquid, that is used for cleaning hair. Less commonly, shampoo is available in bar form, like a bar of soap.