From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsudssuds /sʌdz/ noun [plural] DHCthe mass of bubbles formed on the top of water with soap in it —sudsy adjective
Examples from the Corpus
suds• Remove stubborn marks by scrubbing lightly with a nail brush, using warm water and soap suds.• This is a concept new to the auto industry but old hat to purveyors of soap, suds and soup.• But it takes a mighty age to tell its tale and dives head-first into the soap suds along the way.• She turned off the water and from the suds pulled out a broken plate.• The strange tinge of male fingers in the suds.• One reveller was already pouring bubble bath into a huge hot tub so he and his partner could frolic in the suds.• Carefully, delicately he rinsed the suds from my body, and taking a bath sheet wrapped me in it.• Crawford scooped up the suds in his hands and put them back in the machine - through the open door.Origin suds (1500-1600) Probably from Middle Dutch sudse “wet ground” 