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soapsuds

[ sohp-suhdz ]

/ ˈsoʊpˌsʌdz /

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noun (used with a plural verb)

suds made with water and soap.

Origin of soapsuds

First recorded in 1605–15; soap + suds

OTHER WORDS FROM soapsuds

soap·suds·y, adjective

Words nearby soapsuds

soaper, soapfish, soapie, soapolallie, soapstone, soapsuds, soapwort, soapy, soar, soaraway, soares

Example sentences from the Web for soapsuds

They were covered, of course, and seething like soapsuds; but the force of the sea was deadened.

The Riddle of the Sands |Erskine Childers
Some fire, I think, is needful, and he had quenched his fire in soapsuds.

St. Ives |Robert Louis Stevenson
The soapsuds from the washing floated off among the lines of the slumbering fishermen.

The Adventures of a Modest Man |Robert W. Chambers
A jet of soapsuds plays on each drill from an orifice 1⁄32 in.

Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II |Joshua Rose

If you add some of it to a soapsuds made of a mild soap it will prevent the flannel from becoming yellow or shrinking.

The Ladies Book of Useful Information |Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for soapsuds

soapsuds

/ (ˈsəʊpˌsʌdz) /

pl n

foam or lather made from soap

Derived forms of soapsuds

soapsudsy, adjective