Found 2 items, similar to Sod.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: sod sod n 1: surface layer of ground containing a matt of grass and grass roots [syn: turf, sward, greensward] 2: 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] 3: someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who engages in anal copulation with another male) [syn: sodomite, sodomist, bugger] 4: an informal British term for a youth or man; “the poor sod couldn't even buy a drink” [also: sodding, sodded] sod v : cover with sod [also: sodding, sodded]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Sod 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] Sod \Sod\, n. (Zo["o]l.) The rock dove. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] Sod \Sod\, obs. imp. of Seethe. [1913 Webster] 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] Sod \Sod\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sodden; p. pr. & vb. n. Sodding.] To cover with sod; to turf. [1913 Webster]