sud

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/sʌd/

noun

A bubble of lather or foam (the singular of suds).

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Meanings

sud1

nounsud (plural suds)

plural suds

  1. informalA bubble of lather or foam (the singular of suds).

    There is a beer sud parked on her upper lip.

    2018, Derek B. Miller, American By Day, page 114

Sud2

proper noun
  1. A department in Haiti.

SUD3

nounSUD (plural SUDs)

plural SUDs

  1. abbreviationacronymAcronym of subjective unit of disturbance.
  2. abbreviationacronymhuman sciencesAcronym of substance use disorder.
  3. abbreviationacronymmedicineAcronym of sudden unexplained death.

Origin

From a variation of sod, itself a shortening of sodden. Related to seethe.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sud

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Cite this entry
APA

sud. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sud

MLA

“sud.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sud. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sud,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sud.

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