'Sod' definitions:
Definition of 'sod'
From: WordNet
noun
Surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots [syn: turf, sod, sward, greensward]
noun
An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of superoxide into hydrogen peroxide and oxygen; "oxygen free radicals are normally removed in our bodies by the superoxide dismutase enzymes" [syn: superoxide dismutase, SOD]
noun
Someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who engages in anal copulation with another male) [syn: sodomite, sodomist, sod, bugger]
noun
An informal British term for a youth or man; "the poor sod couldn't even buy a drink"
verb
Cover with sod
Definition of 'Sod'
From: GCIDE
- Seethe \Seethe\, v. t. [imp. Seethed(Sod, obs.); p. p. Seethed, Sodden; p. pr. & vb. n. Seething.] [OE. sethen, AS. se['o]?an; akin to D. sieden, OHG. siodan, G. sieden, Icel. sj??a, Sw. sjuda, Dan. syde, Goth. saubs a burnt offering. Cf. Sod, n., Sodden, Suds.] To decoct or prepare for food in hot liquid; to boil; as, to seethe flesh. [Written also seeth.] [1913 Webster]
- Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets. --2 Kings iv. 38. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Sod'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'Sod'
From: GCIDE
- Sod \Sod\, n. (Zool.) The rock dove. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Sod'
From: GCIDE
- Sod \Sod\, n. [Akin to LG. sode, D. zode, OD. sode, soode, OFries. satha, and E. seethe. So named from its sodden state in wet weather. See Seethe.] That stratum of the surface of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass, or any portion of that surface; turf; sward. [1913 Webster]
- She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. --Collins. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'sod'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acres,
- alluvion,
- alluvium,
- arable land,
- bugger,
- clay,
- clod,
- crust,
- cur,
- dirt,
- divot,
- dog,
- dry land,
- dust,
- earth,
- freehold,
- glebe,
- grassland,
- greensward,
- ground,
- land,
- landholdings,
- lithosphere,
- louse,
- marginal land,
- marl,
- mold,
- puke,
- real estate,
- real property,
- region,
- regolith,
- scum,
- skunk,
- snake,
- soil,
- subaerial deposit,
- subsoil,
- sward,
- terra,
- terra firma,
- terrain,
- territory,
- the country,
- topsoil,
- turf,
- woodland,
- wretch