Definition of SOD

sod

Plural: sods

Noun

  • surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
  • an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of superoxide into hydrogen peroxide and oxygen
  • someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who engages in anal copulation with another male)
  • an informal British term for a youth or man
    • "the poor sod couldn't even buy a drink"
  • The stratum of the surface of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass, or any portion of that surface; turf; sward.
  • Turf grown and cut specifically for the establishment of lawns.
  • A piece of this.
  • Sodomite; bugger.
  • A person; often qualified with an adjective.
  • Any trifling amount, a bugger, a damn, a jot.
  • A damper (bread) which has failed to rise, remaining a flat lump.
  • The rock dove.

Verb

Verb Forms: sodded, sodding, sods

  • To cover with sod or turf; to lay grass.
  • cover with sod
  • To cover with sod.
  • Bugger; sodomize.
  • Damn, curse, confound.
  • simple past of seethe

Intj

  • expression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, frustration.

Adj

  • Boiled.
  • Sodden; incompletely risen.

Examples

  • Beer, if it be over-new, or over-stale, over-strong, or not sod,[…]is most unwholesome, frets, and galls, etc.
  • He chose to sod the board with a short word, blocking his opponent’s potential.
  • He sodded the worn areas twice a year.
  • I don’t care a sod.
  • poor sod
  • sod damper
  • The landscapers rolled sod onto the bare earth and made a presentable lawn by nightfall.
  • unlucky sod
  • You mean old sod!
  • You silly sod.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English sod, sodde first attested in the mid-15th century, from Middle Dutch zoden (“turf”) or Middle Low German sôde, soede (“turf”), both related to Dutch zode (“turf”), German Sode (“turf”), Old Frisian sātha (“sod”), all being of uncertain ultimate origin.

Synonyms

bugger, greensward, sodomist, sodomite, superoxide dismutase, sward, turf

Scrabble Score: 4

sod: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
sod: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sod: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 4

sod: valid Words With Friends Word