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suds noun [ sʌdz ]

• froth made from soap and water.
• "she was up to her elbows in suds"
Similar: lather, foam, froth, bubbles, soap, soapiness, fizz, effervescence, spume,

suds verb

• lather, cover, or wash in soapy water.
• "Martha sudsed my back"
Origin: mid 19th century: of uncertain sense development but perhaps originally denoting the floodwater of the fens; compare with Middle Low German sudde, Middle Dutch sudse ‘marsh, bog’; probably related to seethe.


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