suds
Bubbles from detergent
Suds are the mass of bubbles formed when soap or detergent mixes with water: The sink was full of suds.
The word often appears in contexts of washing dishes or laundry.
Informally, suds means beer: Let's grab some suds after work.
To suds is to lather: She sudsed up the car with a sponge.
Foamy soap bubbles
- shampooLiquid hair cleanser
- dishwashingCleaning soiled tableware
- handwashClean manually with water
- bodywashLiquid skin cleanser
Chemical cleaning agent
- scrubbingCleaning by rubbing hard
- washingCleaning with liquid
- rinseWash without scrubbing
- spongeAbsorbent cleaning material
bucket · scrub · wipe · mop · brush · scour · shine · polish
Foamy soap bubbles
- frothMass of small bubbles
- bubblesGas-filled liquid spheres
- fizzBubbly hissing sound
- spumeAerated water mass
head · effervescence · aeration · whipped · creamy · fluffy · airy · billowy
Cleaning with liquid
- machinePower-driven working device
- clothesFabric worn on body
- fabricWoven or knit material
- softenerAgent that reduces hardness
bleach · stains · rinse · spin · cycle · dryer · linens · garments
Warm-fermented malt drink
Fat-alkali reaction making soap
- lyeHydroxide cleaning solution
- surfactantSurface tension lowering compound
- emulsifyingDispersing one liquid into another
- hydrophilicTending to absorb water
lipophilic · glycerol · triglyceride · micelle · surface tension · fatty acid · alkaline · sodium hydroxide
lather
Foamy soap bubbles
- shampooLiquid hair cleanser
- dishwashingCleaning soiled tableware
- handwashClean manually with water
bodywash · bath · shower · bathe · bar · liquid · gel · scrub · rinse · bubbles
detergent
Chemical cleaning agent
sponge · bucket · scrub · wipe · mop · brush · scour · shine · polish · disinfectant
lather
Foamy soap bubbles
spume · head · effervescence · aeration · whipped · creamy · fluffy · airy · billowy · churned
washing
Cleaning with liquid
softener · bleach · stains · rinse · spin · cycle · dryer · linens · garments · towels
ale
Warm-fermented malt drink
draught · pint · brew · keg · head · pour · frothy · pitcher · mug · pub
saponification
Fat-alkali reaction making soap
- lyeHydroxide cleaning solution
- surfactantSurface tension lowering compound
- emulsifyingDispersing one liquid into another
hydrophilic · lipophilic · glycerol · triglyceride · micelle · surface tension · fatty acid · alkaline · sodium hydroxide
- dishwashingdish soap, dish brush, dish rack, dish towel, dish sponge
- foamfoam rubber, memory foam, polyurethane foam, latex foam, rigid foam
- soap propertieslather, foam, bubbles, cleansing, slippery
- laundrywashing machine, wash, dryer, clothes dryer, fold
- bathingbath, bathtub, bathe, wash, tub
- cleanerscleaner, cleaners, maids, maid, detergent
- soap sudsFoam from cleaning agents
- suds upForm soapy foam
- sudsing upProducing soap foam