{In the suds}, in turmoil or difficulty. [Colloq.] --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
SUDS — England, Wales sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS) Also known as sustainable drainage systems. Surface water drainage methods that take account of quantity, quality and amenity issues by controlling surface water runoff as close to its… … Law dictionary
suds — [sudz] pl.n. [prob. (via East Anglian dial.) < MDu sudse, marsh, marsh water: for IE base see SEETHE] 1. soapy water with a froth or foam on the surface 2. froth or foam ☆ 3. Slang beer or ale vi. ☆ to produce suds vt. ☆ Informal to wash in… … English World dictionary
suds|y — «SUHD zee», adjective, suds|i|er, suds|i|est. Especially U.S. 1. full of soapsuds. 2. full of foam: »sudsy beer. 3 … Useful english dictionary
Suds — or SUDS may refer to : *Soap foam *Subjective Units of Disturbance Scale, a term used in psychology * [Sustainable urban drainage systems|Sustainable [Urban] Drainage Systems] *Beer as a slang term for this beverage. *An episode in Season 1 of… … Wikipedia
suds — suds·er; suds; … English syllables
suds|er — «SUHD zuhr», noun. something that produces suds: »The washer has a built in sudser (Science News Letter) … Useful english dictionary
suds — [sʌdz] n [plural] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from Middle Dutch sudse wet ground ] the mass of bubbles formed on the top of water with soap in it >sudsy adj … Dictionary of contemporary English
suds — [ sʌdz ] noun plural lots of small BUBBLES on top of water that has soap in it ╾ sud|sy adjective: sudsy water … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
suds — 1540s, dregs, leavings, muck, especially in East Anglia, ooze left by flood (this may be the original sense), perhaps borrowed from M.Du. sudse marsh, bog, cognate with O.E. soden, pp. of seoþan (see SEETHE (Cf. seethe)). Meaning soapy water… … Etymology dictionary
suds — *foam, froth, spume, lather, scum, yeast … New Dictionary of Synonyms
