Definition of SUDS

suds

Noun

  • the froth produced by soaps or detergents
  • a dysphemism for beer (especially for lager that effervesces)
  • Lather; foam or froth formed by mixing soap and water.
  • Beer.

Verb

Verb Forms: sudsed, sudsing, sudses

  • To wash something in soapy water, creating lather.
  • wash in suds
  • make froth or foam and become bubbly
  • To cover with, or as if with, soapsuds.

Examples

  • He had to ’SUDS’ his brain for a new strategy after a disastrous first half.
  • We sudsed the car before washing it down until it gleamed like new.
  • We went out for some pizza and suds.

Origin / Etymology

From the plural of sud, a variant of sod (“a bubbling or boiling”), equivalent to sud + -s. Related to seethe.

Synonyms

froth, lather, soapsuds, spume

Scrabble Score: 5

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

Words With Friends Score: 6

suds: valid Words With Friends Word