Scaped vs Soaped - What's the difference?
scaped | soaped |
(scape)
(botany) a leafless stalk growing directly out of a root
the lowest part of an insect's antenna
(architecture) the shaft of a column
(architecture) The apophyge of a shaft.
(archaic) to escape
*17th century , John Donne, Elegy IX: The Autumnal :
*:No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace
*:As I have seen in one autumnal face.
*:Young beauties force our love, and that's a rape,
*:This doth but counsel, yet you cannot scape .
(archaic) escape
* Shakespeare
(obsolete) A means of escape; evasion.
(obsolete) A freak; a slip; a fault; an escapade.
* Milton
(obsolete) A loose act of vice or lewdness.
(soap)
(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
(chemistry) a metallic
a conversation
(slang) purposes
(countable, informal)
(countable, informal)
To apply soap to in washing.
(informal) To cover, lather or in any other form treat with soap, often as a prank.
(informal) To be discreet about (a topic).
(slang, dated) To flatter; to wheedle.
As verbs the difference between scaped and soaped
is that scaped is past tense of scape while soaped is past tense of soap.scaped
English
Verb
(head)Anagrams
*scape
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)Etymology 2
Formed by aphesis from escape . (etystub)Verb
(scap)Noun
(en noun)- I spake of most disastrous chances, Of hairbreadth scapes in the imminent, deadly breach.
- (Donne)
- Not pardoning so much as the scapes of error and ignorance.
- (Shakespeare)
Anagrams
* * * ----soaped
English
Verb
(head)Anagrams
*soap
English
Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete)Noun
- I tried washing my hands with soap, but the stain wouldn't go away.
References
*The Free Dictionary definitions from various other dictionaries
Derived terms
* * * * * * * * * * * * *See also
* body wash * shampoo * shower gel * washballVerb
(en verb)- Be sure to soap yourself well before rinsing.
- Those kids soaped my windows!
