sod

CEFRC1

/sɒd/

noun · verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A piece of grass and soil cut from the ground.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A piece of this.

Examples

  • Matt is such a grumpy sod at the moment.

  • The lucky sod just won the lottery.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Turf grown and cut specifically for the establishment of lawns.

  2. The stratum of the surface of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass, or any portion of that surface; turf; sward.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To cover with sod.

More examples

In context

  • The poor sod was shot dead a day before the end of the war.

  • He sodded the worn areas twice a year.

  • The landscapers rolled sod onto the bare earth and made a presentable lawn by nightfall.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The gardener laid fresh blank on the bare soil to create a lawn.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English sod, sodde first attested in the mid-15th century, from Middle Dutch zoden (“turf”) or Middle Low German sôde, soede (“turf”), both related to Dutch zode (“turf”), German Sode (“turf”), Old Frisian sātha (“sod”), all being of uncertain ultimate origin.