soapsuds

[ sohp-suhdz ]

noun

, (used with a plural verb)

1. suds made with water and soap.

soapsuds

/ ˈsəʊpˌsʌdz /

plural noun

1. foam or lather made from soap

Derived Forms

• ˈsoapˌsudsy, adjective

Other Words From

• soapsudsy adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of soapsuds¹

First recorded in 1605–15; soap + suds

Example Sentences

“On one given day the Soap Bubble Room is out of soapsuds,” a journalist from The Post wrote after a visit in 1994, the year Ms. Lewin-Benham stepped down.

From Washington Post

She was up to her wrists in soapsuds and called out to us to be careful as we whizzed back outside.

From Literature

She had been wearing a swimsuit in the tub, she said, and “the soapsuds were up to my neck.”

From New York Times

And bubbles are everywhere, on every scale, once you start looking: high-tech drug-delivery mechanisms, emulsified salad dressings, soapsuds, black holes and beyond.

From New York Times

He smelled like soapsuds and catnip and the ocean at night.

From Literature

Related Words

• froth