sod : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: sod	by the DICT Development Group
7 results for sod
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sod n surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots Synonym(s): turf, sod, sward, greensward 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" Synonym(s): superoxide dismutase, SOD someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who engages in anal copulation with another male) Synonym(s): sodomite, sodomist, sod, bugger an informal British term for a youth or man; "the poor sod couldn't even buy a drink" v cover with sod
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Seethe \Seethe\, v. t. [imp. {Seethed}({Sod}, obs.); p. p. {Seethed}, {Sodden}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Seething}.] [OE. sethen, AS. se[a2][?]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}.] Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets. --2 Kings iv. 38.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sod \Sod\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The rock dove. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. --Collins.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sod \Sod\, obs. imp. of {Seethe}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sod \Sod\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sodden}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sodding}.] To cover with sod; to turf.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Sod, WV Zip code(s): 25564