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21suds — [16] Suds was probably borrowed from Middle Dutch sudse ‘marsh, swamp’ (it was used in the East Anglian dialect for ‘muddy swamp water’ or ‘flood water’, and probably the notion of scum or flotsam on such water led on to ‘floating bubbles,… …
22suds — plural noun 1》 froth made from soap and water. 2》 N. Amer. informal beer. verb chiefly N. Amer. cover or wash in soapy water. ↘form suds. Derivatives sudsy adjective Origin C19: perh. orig. denoting the flood water of the fens; cf. Mid. Low Ger.… …
23suds — plural noun a detergent low in suds Syn: lather, foam, froth, bubbles, soap …
24suds — /sʌdz / (say sudz) plural noun 1. soapy water; foam; lather. 2. Colloquial a. the head on a glass of beer, etc. b. beer. –phrase 3. on the suds, Colloquial drinking beer, usually to excess. {Middle Dutch sudse marsh} –sudsy, adjective …
25suds — [16] Suds was probably borrowed from Middle Dutch sudse ‘marsh, swamp’ (it was used in the East Anglian dialect for ‘muddy swamp water’ or ‘flood water’, and probably the notion of scum or flotsam on such water led on to ‘floating bubbles,… …
26suds — n. & v. n.pl. 1 froth of soap and water. 2 US colloq. beer. v. 1 intr. form suds. 2 tr. lather, cover, or wash in soapy water. Derivatives: sudsy adj. Etymology: orig. = fen waters etc., of uncert. orig.: cf. MDu., MLG sudde, MDu. sudse marsh,… …
27suds|less — «SUHDZ lihs», adjective. without suds; forming no suds: »a sudsless soap …
28Suds (film) — Suds est un film américain de John Francis Dillon sortie en 1920. Distribution Mary Pickford Albert Austin Harold Goodwin Rose Dione Lien externe (fr+en) Suds sur Internet Movie Database …
29Suds Merrick — (died 1884) was a New York river pirate and member of the Hook Gang during the 1870s. Merrick, along with Tommy Shay, James Coffee, and Terry Le Strange, operated in the New York waterfront and involved in burglary and pickpocketing as well as… …
30SUDS (Sydney University Dramatic Society) — SUDS is the Sydney University Dramatic Society. It claims to be the longest continuously operating theatre group in the world.Notable alumni include:Gough and Margaret Whitlam, John Gaden, John Bell, Germaine Greer, David Marr, Neil Armfield,… …
