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

n. money offered as a bribe

v. rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning

v. cover with soap; "lather your body when you shower"

adj. yielding readily to pressure or weight

adj. compassionate and kind; conciliatory; "he was soft on his children"

adj. (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh')

adj. (of sound) relatively low in volume; "soft voices"; "soft music"

adj. used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the piano passages in the composition"

adj. not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship; "what a cushy job!"; "the easygoing life of a parttime consultant"; "a soft job"

adj. characterized by the absence of alcohol; "nonalcoholic beverages"

adj. easily hurt; "soft hands"; "a baby's delicate skin"

adj. exerting little force or pressure: "the light touch of her fingers"; "a soft rain"; "a gentle breeze"

adj. tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "too soft on the children"; "they are soft on crime"

adj. having a smooth, gleaming surface; "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters"

adj. like a pulp or overripe; not having stiffness

adj. (tender)

adj. showing or having compassion; "heard the soft and compassionate voices of women"

adj. showing merciful compassion; "sparing the child's mother was a compassionate act"

adj. impossible to hear; imperceptible by the ear; "an inaudible conversation"

adj. in a softened tone; "hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand"

adj. showing concern for the rights and feelings of others; "friends considerate enough to leave us alone"

adj. not agitated; without losing self-possession; "spoke in a calm voice"; "remained calm throughout the uproar"; "he remained serene in the midst of turbulence"; "a serene expression on her face"; "she became more tranquil"; "tranquil life in the country"

adj. responsive to physical stimuli; "a mimosa's leaves are sensitive to touch"; "a sensitive voltmeter"; "sensitive skin"; "sensitive to light"

adj. showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others

adj. characterized by tolerance and mercy

adj. tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition

adj. showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions"

adj. showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others

adj. being in agreement or harmony; often followed by `with'; "a place perfectly accordant with man's nature"-Thomas Hardy

adj. expressing or manifesting praise or approval; "approbative criticism"

adj. expressing agreement or consent; "an assenting nod"

adj. posing no difficulty; requiring little effort; "an easy job"; "an easy problem"; "an easy victory"; "the house is easy to heat"; "satisfied with easy answers"; "took the easy way out of his dilemma"

adj. having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior; "kind to sick patients"; "a kind master"; "kind words showing understanding and sympathy"; "thanked her for her kind letter"

adj. showing or giving mercy; "sought merciful treatment for the captives"; "a merciful god"

adj. given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality; "a tender heart"; "a tender smile"; "tender loving care"; "tender memories"; "a tender mother"

adj. marked by warmth of feeling like kindness and sympathy and generosity; "gave a warmhearted welcome to the stranger"

adj. free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound; "a quiet audience at the concert"; "the room was dark and quiet"

adj. not showing effort or strain; "a difficult feat performed with casual mastery"; "careless grace"

adj. easy and not involved or complicated; "an elementary problem in statistics"; "elementary, my dear Watson"; "a simple game"; "found an uncomplicated solution to the problem"

adj. lacking obstructions or difficulties; "the bill's path through the legislature was smooth and orderly"

adj. made easy or uncomplicated

adj. delicately beautiful; "a dainty teacup"; "an exquisite cameo"

adj. characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy; "this smallest and most ethereal of birds"; "gossamer shading through his playing"

adj. faint and difficult to analyze; "subtle aromas"

adj. vulnerably delicate; "she has the fragile beauty of youth"

adj. (of plants) requiring protection from frost; "half-hardy annuals"

adj. having a metaphorically delicate touch; "the translation is...light-handed...and generally unobtrusive"- New Yorker

adj. extremely delicate; "an overdelicate digestive system"

adj. lacking in body or vigor; "faded pastel charms of the naive music"

adj. (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition; "tender green shoots"

adj. having or using the ability to act or decide according to your own discretion or judgment; "The commission has discretionary power to award extra funds"

adj. resisting weight or pressure

adj. not soft or yielding to pressure; "a firm mattress"; "the snow was firm underfoot"; "solid ground"

adj. dispassionate; "took a hard look"; "a hard bargainer";

adj. disagreeable to the senses; "the harsh cry of a blue jay"; "harsh cognac"; "the harsh white light makes you screw up your eyes"; "harsh irritating smoke filled the hallway"

adj. (of weapons or instruments) causing suffering and pain; "brutal instruments of torture"; "cruel weapons of war"

adj. not given to gentleness or sentimentality; "a tough character"

adj. not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "a difficult child"; "found himself in a difficult situation"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?"

adj. full of hardship or trials; "the rocky road to success"; "they were having a rough time"

adj. (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum; "Russian distinguished between hard consonants and palatalized or soft consonants"

adj. characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones"

adj. unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly voice"

adj. used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the forte passages in the composition"

adj. characteristic of or containing alcohol; "alcoholic drinks"

adj. physically toughened; "the tough bottoms of his feet"