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softener
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES fabric softener water softener COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN water ▪ Water conditions have an important effect on their performance as do the correct functioning of water softeners if fitted. ▪ Benckiser is best known ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a substance added to another to make it less softer
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
c.1600, agent noun from soften .
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Softener may refer to: Fabric softener Food softener, such as maceration (food) or an emulsifier Plastic softener, generically known as a plasticizer Stool softener Water softener
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 agent noun of soften; one who softens. 2 (context chemistry English) A substance added to make something softer. 3 fabric softener.
Usage examples of softener.
I tossed the jacket and a sheet of fabric softener into the dryer and let it run while I tackled the Augean Labor of choosing a shirt and slacks.
In the Santa Barbara hacienda, Brandy and me found Benzedrine and Dexedrine and old Quaaludes and Soma and some Dialose capsules that turned out to be a fecal softener.
Aerosol sprays, asbestos, fiberglass, building materials of various types, dry cleaning fluids, spot removers, rug and upholstery cleaners, fabric finishes and cements, antistatic agents and fabric softeners, shoe-care products, spray starch, flame retardant, furniture and floor products, detergent soaps, lead soldered pipes, gasoline, oven cleaners, drain cleaners, bleaches, toilet bowl cleaners, window cleaners, scouring powders, plastics of various types and many more common household products may injure or kill.
In the Santa Barbara hacienda, Brandy and me found Benzedrine and Dexedrine and old Quaaludes and Soma and some Dialose capsules that turned out to be a fecal softener.
Washer and dryer, cabinets choked with detergents and cleansers, softeners and brighteners—a treasury of things promising to make life shiny and sweet-smelling.
But in this case, both softeners and corrosives have one impossible drawback: you can't use them underwater.
Standing so close she could smell the faint scent of fabric softener that clung around him, Claire looked up and tried to see past her reflection in his glasses.
How it makes him remember the Hitler Brothers and the sweet, childish smell of fabric softener?
He sucked in deep, shuddering breaths and scrubbed at his face with the square of cloth, which, surprisingly, smelled of fabric softener.
He looked at it critically before deciding that it would benefit from another rinse and a second dose of fabric softener.
Window Cleaner, Glass Cleaner, Brass Polish, Silver Polish, Steel Wool, eighteen different brands of Detergent, Disinfectant, Toilet Cleanser, Water Softener, Fabric Softener, Drain Cleanser, Spot Remover, Floor Wax, Furniture Wax, Car Wax, Carpet Shampoo, Dog Shampoo, Shampoo for people with dry, oily and normal hair, for people with dandruff, for people with grey hair.
Inside, he finds six coin-operated washing machines, four gas dryers, a vending machine filled with small boxes of detergents and fabric softeners, a large table on which clean clothes can be folded, and a pair of deep sinks.
Kale kept all of her soaps and detergents and fabric softeners, there were two bloody fingerprints on the big box of Cheer.
The air was full of the clashing scents of different fabric softeners.
If CM believed that raining him with a fine mist of chemical softeners pumped in through the air-conditioning vents would aid the induction process, then it would be done.