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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)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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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"
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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
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Webster Dictionary |
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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
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Sense: a mass of small bubbles on the surface of liquids etc.
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 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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