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
Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 18 July 2024
Staff have been refreshing the giant panda exhibit in anticipation of Bao Li and Qing Bao’s arrival, with upgrades like fresh sod, murals depicting mountains, a panda hammock, black locust climbing structures and 40 Giant Panda Cam cameras, per the Washington Post.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Oct. 2024
Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2024
The protesters want the city to clean up the cemetery, put up gravemarkers and re-sod the area that workers destroyed with the dirt piles.
—Ernie Suggs, ajc, 26 July 2021
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Noun
Note that timing may vary slightly when starting your lawn from sod or plugs.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 18 July 2024
Staff have been refreshing the giant panda exhibit in anticipation of Bao Li and Qing Bao’s arrival, with upgrades like fresh sod, murals depicting mountains, a panda hammock, black locust climbing structures and 40 Giant Panda Cam cameras, per the Washington Post.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Oct. 2024
Verb
Avoid sodding shady spots during the rainy season to prevent decline due to rot problems.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2024
The protesters want the city to clean up the cemetery, put up gravemarkers and re-sod the area that workers destroyed with the dirt piles.
—Ernie Suggs, ajc, 26 July 2021
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“Sod.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sod. Accessed 4 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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