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SODDY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A house built of sod or adobe laid in horizontal courses
Synonyms:
adobe house; sod house; soddy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("soddy" is a kind of...):
house (a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families)
Sense 2
Meaning:
English chemist whose work on radioactive disintegration led to the discovery of isotopes (1877-1956)
Synonyms:
Frederick Soddy; Soddy
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
chemist (a scientist who specializes in chemistry)