The Clue
Check erosion (3 letter answer)
The Answer
SOD
Tags
Notes
The answer SOD is seen frequently, appearing about once every 80 puzzles.
Related Clues
The Old ___
Sward
Turf
Chunk of green
Earth covering
Farm land
Grassy cover
Grassy patch
Green cover
Ground cover
Groundskeeper's supply
Landscaper's buy
Landscaper's supply
Lawn base
Lawn square
Lay a lawn
Lay a lawn on
Native land
"Old" country
The old ___ (Ireland)
Piece of property
Roll at a nursery
Square of lawn
Work on a lawn
Cover some ground?
Do lawn work
It has roots
Lawn lover's purchase
Stuff sold in rolls
Old prairie home material
Building material for Great Plains settlers
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Definition
SOD as a noun:
1. (turf, sod, sward, greensward) = surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
2. (superoxide dismutase, SOD) = 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"
3. (sodomite, sodomist, sod, bugger) = someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who engages in anal copulation with another male)
4. an informal British term for a youth or man; "the poor sod couldn't even buy a drink"
SOD as a verb:
1. cover with sod