suds
to wash with soap or detergent (often followed by out): to suds out a pair of socks.
Origin of suds
1Other words from suds
- suds·a·ble, adjective
- non·suds·ing, adjective
Words Nearby suds
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How to use suds in a sentence
With luck, once the matches begin, the tensions will subside with the suds on a cold Budweiser.
Rio Buildings’ Collapse New Sign of World Cup Headache for Brazil | Mac Margolis | January 28, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTToo bad these newsmakers plan to hoist suds at the White House instead.
Let it boil in the suds for an hour or more, till the lace is clean and white all through.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyThen transfer it wet to a lukewarm suds, wash and rinse it well, and dry and iron it.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyBut that's probably because they get the slops from the kitchen, and the soap-suds, every wash-day.
Amateur Gardencraft | Eben E. Rexford
Charley Sing, who worked for Hop Loo, was at the tub, up to his elbows in hot suds.
Motor Matt's Mystery | Stanley R. MatthewsFalling over against the tree, he began clearing the soap-suds out of his eyes and throat.
Motor Matt's Mystery | Stanley R. Matthews
British Dictionary definitions for suds
/ (sʌdz) /
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
Origin of suds
1Derived forms of suds
- sudsy, adjective
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