Definitions of FOAM [ʊm]

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Definition of 'FOAM'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) foam
a collection of minute bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid by agitation, fermentation, etc.

2.  foam
frothy perspiration on the skin, as of a horse.

3.  foam
froth formed from saliva in the mouth, as in rabies.

4.  foam
a thick, frothy substance, as shaving cream.

5.  foam
a substance that smothers flames on a burning liquid by forming a layer of minute, stable, heat-resistant bubbles on the liquid's surface.

6.  foam
a lightweight material in which gas bubbles are dispersed in a solid, as foam rubber.

7.  foam
Literary. the sea.

8. (v.i.) foam
to form or gather foam; emit foam; froth.

9. (v.t.) foam
to cause to foam.

10.  foam
to insulate or cover with foam.

11.  foam
to make (plastic, metal, etc.) into a foam.

Etymology: (bef. 900; ME fom, OE fām; c. OHG feim)

Definition of 'FOAM'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) foam, froth
a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
"the beer had a thick head of foam"

2. (verb) foam
a lightweight material in cellular form; made by introducing gas bubbles during manufacture

3. (verb) foam, froth, fizz, effervesce, sparkle, form bubbles
become bubbly or frothy or foaming
"The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water"

Definition of 'FOAM'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) foam
small bubbles formed on a liquid's surface
the foam on a glass of beer

2. foam
light bubbly cleaning or cosmetic substance
shaving foam

3. foam
soft plastic substance used to fill furniture
foam cushions

4. (verb) foam
(of liquid) to produce foam
champagne foaming out of the bottle

Definition of 'FOAM'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) FOAM
the white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids, or in the mouth of an animal, by violent agitation or fermentation; froth; spume; scum; as, the foam of the sea

2. (noun) FOAM
to gather foam; to froth; as, the billows foam

3. (noun) FOAM
to form foam, or become filled with foam; -- said of a steam boiler when the water is unduly agitated and frothy, as because of chemical action

4. FOAM
to cause to foam; as,to foam the goblet; also (with out), to throw out with rage or violence, as foam

Translation of 'FOAM'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a mass of small bubbles on the surface of liquids etc.
Afrikaans: skuim	Arabic: رَغْوَه، زَبَد	Bulgarian: пяна
Brazilian: espuma	Czech: pěna	German: der Schaum
Danish: skum	Greek: αφρός	Spanish: espuma
Estonian: vaht	Farsi: کف	Finnish: vaahto
French: mousse,écume	Hebrew: קֶצֶף	Hindi: झाग, फोम
Croatian: pjena	Hungarian: hab	Indonesian: busa
Icelandic: froða	Italian: schiuma, spuma	Japanese: あわ
Korean: 거품	Lithuanian: puta	Latvian: putas
Malay: buih	Dutch: schuim	Norwegian: skum
Polish: piana	Persian: کف	Pashto: ځګ، كف
Portuguese: espuma	Romanian: spumă	Russian: пена
Slovak: pena	Slovenian: pena	Serbian: pena
Swedish: skum, fradga, lödder	Thai: ฟอง	Turkish: köpük
Taiwanese: 泡沫	Ukrainian: піна	Urdu: جھاگ، پھین
Vietnamese: bọt	Chinese: 泡沫
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