slather
Plural: slathers
Verb
Verb Forms: slathered, slathering, slathers
- To spread a substance thickly or generously over a surface.
- spread thickly
- "I can't eat bagels without slathering them with cream cheese"
- To spread something thickly on something else; to coat well.
- To apply generously upon.
- To squander.
Noun
- A thick sauce or spread that is to be slathered (spread thickly) onto food.
- Drool (especially if abundant).
- A generous or abundant quantity.
Examples
- I slathered jam on my toast.
- I slathered my toast with jam.
- She loved to SLATHER high-scoring tiles across the board, aiming for a bingo.
Origin / Etymology
Unknown; attested from early 19th century, in the sense "to slip, slide".
Scrabble Score: 10
slather: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordslather: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
slather: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 10
slather: valid Words With Friends Word