Meaning & use
soap sud
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Meaning
nouncountable
A small bubble or mass of bubbles formed when soap is mixed with water, especially for washing.
Grammar: Countable; usually used in the plural form soap suds.
Patterns
- a soap sud
- soap suds
- covered in soap suds
A single soap sud floated on the surface of the bath.
She wiped a soap sud from her cheek with the back of her hand.
The sink was full of soap suds after he washed the dishes.
Word forms
| plural | soap suds |
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Common combinations
- soap suds
- The soap suds overflowed onto the kitchen floor.
- a layer of soap suds
- A thin layer of soap suds covered the washing-up water.
- rinse off the soap suds
- Rinse off the soap suds before you dry the glasses.
Synonyms and how they differ
Commonly confused: soap sud or soapy?
soap sud vs soapy
Soapy is an adjective meaning covered in soap or like soap; soap sud is a noun for the bubble itself.
Practice
After washing the car, there were ______ all over the driveway.
Choose one answer.
The plural 'soap suds' is the usual form for many bubbles. 'Soap sud' (singular) is rare, and 'soap sud's' is a possessive, which does not fit here.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “soap sud”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.