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suds
[ suhdz ]
/ sŹdz /
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noun (used with a plural verb)
verb (used with object)
to wash with soap or detergent (often followed by out): to suds out a pair of socks.
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Origin of suds
OTHER WORDS FROM suds
sudsĀ·aĀ·ble, adjectivenonĀ·sudsĀ·ing, adjectiveWords nearby suds
sudoriferous, sudoriferous gland, sudorific, sudoriparous, Sudra, suds, sudser, sudsy, sue, suede, suent
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How to use suds in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for suds
suds
/ (sŹdz) /
pl n
the bubbles on the surface of water in which soap, detergents, etc, have been dissolved; lather
soapy water
slang, mainly US and Canadian beer or the bubbles floating on it
Derived forms of suds
sudsy, adjectiveWord Origin for suds
C16: probably from Middle Dutch sudse marsh; related to Middle Low German sudde swamp; see seethe
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