Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. Informal To use or give great amounts of; lavish: slathered gifts and attention on their only child.
- v. To spread thickly: slather onions on the steak.
- v. To cover with something spread thickly: bagels slathered with cream cheese.
- n. Slang A great amount. Often used in the plural: slathers of jewels.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A quantity; a large piece: usually in the plural.
Wiktionary
- n. usually in the plural A generous or abundant quantity.
- v. transitive To spread something thickly on something else; to coat well.
- v. transitive To apply generously upon.
WordNet 3.0
- v. spread thickly
Etymologies
- Origin unknown. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“The Plugra butter slather is the best way to sample breads, IMHO.”
“Though I confess to a moment of personal outrage when I was stuck behind an elderly woman at the grocery store the other day who decided to "slather" herself head to wrinkled toe in some sort of nauseating concoction.”
“Real stucco is made from concrete and mortar and they just kind of slather it on there and paint it.”
“I'd be the one coming back in line asking if I could get a plain cheese sandwich without the premixed "slather" (one part mustard to five parts mayo) and maybe run under the broiler for thirty seconds.”
“Or does this inspire you to similarly tease your hair, slather on a terrifyingly dark shade of lipstick, and hang some door-knockers from your ears?”
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“AFTER A QUICK SHOWER, I stand naked in front of the full-length mirror in the bedroom and assess myself as I slather Lubriderm over my arms and legs.”
“I'll happily slather ketchup on a common or garden "patty" like an overexcited three-year-old, but a tenderly seared piece of skirt, or a hand-crafted burger deserves better.”
“A slather of sunscreens from various bottles and tubes, and some time with the rose bushes and the lawn.”
“In our anticipation of rising temperatures, this time of year often prompts in us the urge to splurge on sandals, slather on sunscreen and show some skin.”
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“Packers-Steelers is a showcase and celebration of what makes pro football great, and it's hard not to slather on the hyperbole: Blue-collar teams hailing from gritty, all-American towns.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘slather’.
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Interesting words
A list of words that are odd or words that I have looked up.
concupiscence, brize, scree, scoria, forestaff, spanaemia, valetudinarianism, distasture, pyrethrum, laudanum, gentian, bicameral and 11184 more...
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bepetersen's list
Words that I think should be banned from the English language
spittle, supper, crusty, moist, engorged, crotch, sinew, salve, suckle, mauve, damp, squat and 34 more...
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Just 'cause I like 'em, S
scrunch, solace, sabotage, saccade, sacerdotal, sacrilegious, sacristy, snappy, skew, steadfast, scowl, scorch and 781 more...
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Flutter
tuberose, golden apple, apple cider, unicorn, extraordinary, Pleiades, Merope, speckle, glitter, rose, pitter-pat, whale and 314 more...
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Words that delight me
tepid, perfunctory, trope, benign, inordinate, bewildering, ersatz, boon, delectable, apt, scuttlebutt, sequester and 398 more...
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Resounding Words
great timbre
sone, sonata, resound, sonorous, consonant, unison, sonic, swan, sonant, sonnet, dissonance, scraunch and 142 more...
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cloudjuice's Words
schadenfreude, sordid, promulgate, erratic, erroneous, amalgamate, sesquipedalian, incongruous, psychosis, etymology, simulacrum, serendipity and 988 more...
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Random
These are just some random words that I might find a list for someday.
troglodytism, chinkle, vasculum, sabz, cucullus, tricornigerous, cuboctahedron, eruca, gamp, pilum, taha, angelhood and 244 more...
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Creative Onomatopoeia
Words that sound like what they mean, but they're not *technically* onomatopoetic.
(another edit: this list is morphing into something I can't quite describe. But I still like it.)ugly, icon, hang, weenie, bell, zit, ennui, sour, speed, rankle, muddle, disgruntle and 129 more...
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wizmical's Words
djed, stargate, sovereign, continuum, hyperspace, mindspace, raconteur, sully, demure, amuse-bouche, transmogrify, slather and 15 more...
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niblet's Words
plonk, blootered, wombat, squash, fiend, slather, goon, slickery, balloon, baboon, spork, glop and 9 more...
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palooka's Words
abysmal, iridescence, behemoth, misbegotten, fathomless, catwalk, foible, vapid, caravanserai, happenstance, addled, congeries and 29 more...
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fjarlq's Words
bendy, paraphernalia, wholefjarlqedly, fracas, inappropriate, biatch, zhmort, sweet sassy molassey, whelp, c0edbabe, unbefushitckingli..., contemplectable and 14 more...
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words I cannot stand
If you say these words in my presence, I might harpoon you.
nougat, morsel, dumpling, chortle, hubris, niche, carmel, sippy cup, moist, yogilates, boysenberry, slather and 43 more...
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Lampbane's List of Words That She Has...
Title says it all. Because.
conniption, enigma, equitable, sublimate, conglomeration, niggardly, octave, vitriol, clandestine, uvula, caveat, pointillism and 37 more...
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Words with proper aural connotation
Words that sound like their definitions, but are not onomatopoeic
plush, sweat, bulge, severe, mundane, dregs, drugged, threat, hypnotism, blunt, connect, grouse and 18 more...
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