lather vs wash

lather and wash both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lather	Yes	No	Yes	No
wash	Yes	No	Yes	No

lather (noun)	wash (noun)
the froth produced by soaps or detergents	any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out
the foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse)	the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
a workman who puts up laths	garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
agitation resulting from active worry	a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other
	a thin coat of water-base paint
	the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
	the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
	the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)

lather (verb)	wash (verb)
rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning	cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
exude sweat or lather	to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking
form a lather	remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
beat severely with a whip or rod	make moist
	wash or flow against
	form by erosion
	wash by removing particles
	cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
	separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
	clean with some chemical process
	apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to
	move by or as if by water
	be capable of being washed
	admit to testing or proof