Definition: touching with the tongue
Usage: the dog's laps were warm and wet
Similar words: touch, touching
Definition: the act of putting two things together with no space between them
Usage: at his touch the room filled with lights
Synonyms: circle, circuit, lap
Definition: movement once around a course
Usage: he drove an extra lap just for insurance
Similar words: locomotion, travel
Definition: self-propelled movement
Definition: a flap that lies over another part
Usage: the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches
Similar words: flap
Definition: any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely
Usage: he wrote on the flap of the envelope
Synonyms: lap, lap covering
Definition: the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs
Usage: his lap was covered with food stains
Similar words: cloth covering
Definition: a covering made of cloth
Synonyms: lap
Definition: the upper side of the thighs of a seated person
Usage: he picked up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap
Similar words: thigh
Definition: the part of the leg between the hip and the knee
Synonyms: lap
Definition: an area of control or responsibility
Usage: the job fell right in my lap
Similar words: orbit, field, area, arena, sphere, domain
Definition: a particular environment or walk of life
Usage: his social sphere is limited; it was a closed area of employment; he's out of my orbit
Definition: wash or flow against
Usage: the waves laved the shore
Similar words: flow
Definition: cover or swamp with water
Definition: take up with the tongue
Usage: The cat lapped up the milk; the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast
Definition: take in liquids
Usage: The patient must drink several liters each day; The children like to drink soda
Definition: pass the tongue over
Usage: the dog licked her hand
Similar words: stroke
Definition: touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions
Usage: He stroked his long beard
Synonyms: lap, swish, swoosh, swosh
Definition: move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
Usage: The bubbles swoshed around in the glass; The curtain swooshed open
Definition: make a certain noise or sound
Usage: She went `Mmmmm'; The gun went `bang'
Synonyms: lap
Definition: lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
Similar words: lie
Definition: be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position