[syn: froth, spume, suds]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Suds \Suds\, n. pl. [Akin to sodden, seethe. See Seethe.]
Water impregnated with soap, esp. when worked up into bubbles
and froth.
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In the suds, in turmoil or difficulty. [Colloq.] --Beau. &
Fl.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
suds
n 1: the froth produced by soaps or detergents [syn: soapsuds,
suds, lather]
2: a dysphemism for beer (especially for lager that effervesces)
v 1: wash in suds
2: make froth or foam and become bubbly; "The river foamed"
[syn: froth, spume, suds]