soapsuds

[ sohp-suhdz ]

/ ˈsoʊpˌsʌdz /

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noun (used with a plural verb)

suds made with water and soap.

Nearby words

soaper, soapfish, soapie, soapolallie, soapstone, soapsuds, soapwort, soapy, soar, soaraway, soares

Origin of soapsuds

First recorded in 1605–15; soap + suds

Related formssoap·suds·y, adjective

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They were covered, of course, and seething like soapsuds; but the force of the sea was deadened.
The Riddle of the Sands|Erskine Childers
Some fire, I think, is needful, and he had quenched his fire in soapsuds.
St. Ives|Robert Louis Stevenson
The soapsuds from the washing floated off among the lines of the slumbering fishermen.
The Adventures of a Modest Man|Robert W. Chambers
A jet of soapsuds plays on each drill from an orifice 1⁄32 in.
Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II|Joshua Rose

If you add some of it to a soapsuds made of a mild soap it will prevent the flannel from becoming yellow or shrinking.
The Ladies Book of Useful Information|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for soapsuds

soapsuds

/ (ˈsəʊpˌsʌdz) /

pl n

foam or lather made from soap

Derived Formssoapsudsy, adjective

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