1
: turf sense 1
also
: the grass- and forb-covered surface of the ground
2
: one's native land
Synonyms
Noun (1)
Noun (2)
- bastard
- beast
- bleeder [British]
- blighter [chiefly British]
- boor
- bounder
- bugger
- buzzard
- cad
- chuff
- churl
- clown
- creep
- cretin
- crud [slang]
- crumb [slang]
- cur
- dirtbag [slang]
- dog
- fink
- heel
- hound
- jerk
- joker
- louse
- lout
- pill
- rat
- rat fink
- reptile
- rotter
- schmuck [slang]
- scum
- scumbag [slang]
- scuzzball [slang]
- skunk
- sleaze
- sleazebag [slang]
- sleazeball [slang]
- slime
- slimeball [slang]
- slob
- snake
- so-and-so
- stinkard
- stinker
- swine
- toad
- varmint
- vermin
Examples of sod in a Sentence
Noun (1)
a sentimental journey back to the old sod
Noun (2)
he's a nasty old sod who never has a nice thing to say about anybody
Recent Examples on the Web
Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Nov. 2024
Kiermaier said the turf problem was related to the sand beneath the sod, and that the issue has been rectified.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Nov. 2024
Graham Averill, Outside Online, 24 Nov. 2024
Avoid sodding shady spots during the rainy season to prevent decline due to rot problems.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2024
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Noun
All that money and aggravation wasted on a delivery of bad sod that turned into weeds in four months.
—Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Nov. 2024
Kiermaier said the turf problem was related to the sand beneath the sod, and that the issue has been rectified.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Nov. 2024
Verb
Designers shaped the course with native plants and wildflowers like douglas iris, and sodded with drought-resistant fescue grass species.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 24 Nov. 2024
Avoid sodding shady spots during the rainy season to prevent decline due to rot problems.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2024
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“Sod.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sod. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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sod
1 of 2 noun1
a
b
: the grass-covered and herb-covered surface of the ground
2
: one's native land
sod
2 of 2 verb
sodded; sodding
: to cover with sod or turfs
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