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
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Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Dec. 2024
Focus your efforts during an outgoing tide when the outbound flow is drawing warmer water from deeper in the bay toward structures like undercut sod banks, bridge pilings, and jetties closer to the ocean.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 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
One benefit of the cold is declining weeds; remove and fill bare spots with sod.
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—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Dec. 2024
Focus your efforts during an outgoing tide when the outbound flow is drawing warmer water from deeper in the bay toward structures like undercut sod banks, bridge pilings, and jetties closer to the ocean.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 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 6 Jan. 2025.
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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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