Foam
11foam — [n] bubbles formed from a liquid cream, fluff, froth, head, lather, scum, spray, spume, suds, surf, yeast; concept 260 foam [v] become bubbly aerate, boil, burble, effervesce, ferment, fizz, froth, gurgle, hiss, lather, seethe, simmer, sparkle;… …
12Foam — This article is about the substance formed from trapped gas bubbles. For other uses, see Foam (disambiguation). Soap foam bubbles Contents 1 Definition …
13foam — foamable, adj. foamer, n. foamingly, adv. foamless, adj. foamlike, adj. /fohm/, n. 1. a collection of minute bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid by agitation, fermentation, etc.: foam on a glass of beer. 2. the froth of perspiration, caused …
14foam — an·ti·foam; de·foam·er; de·foam·ing; foam; foam·er; foam·i·ly; foam·i·ness; foam·ing; Foam·ite; foam·less; Gel·foam; Sty·ro·foam; foam·ing·ly; …
15foam — I UK [fəʊm] / US [foʊm] noun Word forms foam : singular foam plural foams 1) a) [uncountable] a lot of bubbles that stick together on the surface of a liquid and usually look white sea foam b) [countable/uncountable] a thick substance containing… …
16foam — foam1 [ foum ] noun 1. ) uncount a lot of BUBBLES that stick together on the surface of a liquid and usually look white: sea foam a ) count or uncount a thick substance containing a lot of BUBBLES, used for cleaning, washing, or stopping fires:… …
17foam — I. noun Etymology: Middle English fome, from Old English fām; akin to Old High German feim foam, Latin spuma foam, pumex pumice Date: before 12th century 1. a light frothy mass of fine bubbles formed in or on the surface of a liquid or from a… …
18foam — [[t]fo͟ʊm[/t]] foams, foaming, foamed 1) N UNCOUNT Foam consists of a mass of small bubbles that are formed when air and a liquid are mixed together. The water curved round the rocks in great bursts of foam. Syn: froth 2) N MASS Foam is used to… …
19foam — foam1 [fəum US foum] n [U] [: Old English; Origin: fam] 1.) also foam rubber a type of soft rubber with a lot of air in it, used in furniture ▪ a foam mattress 2.) a mass of very small bubbles on the surface of a liquid = ↑froth ▪ She scraped the …
20foam — [[t]foʊm[/t]] n. 1) a collection of minute bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid by agitation, fermentation, etc 2) frothy perspiration on the skin, as of a horse 3) froth formed from saliva in the mouth, as in rabies 4) a thick, frothy… …
