Definitions for foamfoʊm
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
foamfoʊm(n.)
a collection of minute bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid by agitation, fermentation, etc.
frothy perspiration on the skin, as of a horse.
froth formed from saliva in the mouth, as in rabies.
a thick, frothy substance, as shaving cream.
a substance that smothers flames on a burning liquid by forming a layer of minute, stable, heat-resistant bubbles on the liquid's surface.
Category: Chemistry
a lightweight material in which gas bubbles are dispersed in a solid, as foam rubber.
Category: Chemistry
Literary. the sea.
(v.i.)to form or gather foam; emit foam; froth.
(v.t.)to cause to foam.
to insulate or cover with foam.
Category: Common Vocabulary
to make (plastic, metal, etc.) into a foam.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Origin of foam:
bef. 900; ME fom, OE fām; c. OHG feim
foam′a•ble(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
foam, froth(noun)
a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
"the beer had a thick head of foam"
foam(verb)
a lightweight material in cellular form; made by introducing gas bubbles during manufacture
foam, froth, fizz, effervesce, sparkle, form bubbles(verb)
become bubbly or frothy or foaming
"The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
foam(noun)ʊm
small bubbles formed on a liquid's surface
the foam on a glass of beer
foamʊm
light bubbly cleaning or cosmetic substance
shaving foam
foamʊm
soft plastic substance used to fill furniture
foam cushions
foam(verb)ʊm
(of liquid) to produce foam
champagne foaming out of the bottle
Wiktionary
foam(Noun)
A substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains.
foam(Noun)
sea foam; the sea.
He is in Europe, across the foam.
foam(Verb)
To form or emit foam.
Origin: From fom, from fam, from faimaz, from poyǝmn-. Cognate with Feim, spuma, pumex, fê.
Webster Dictionary
Foam(noun)
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
Foam(noun)
to gather foam; to froth; as, the billows foam
Foam(noun)
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
Foam(u)
to cause to foam; as,to foam the goblet; also (with out), to throw out with rage or violence, as foam
Translations for foam
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
foam(noun)
a mass of small bubbles on the surface of liquids etc.
- skuimAfrikaans
- رَغْوَه، زَبَدArabic
- пянаBulgarian
- espumaPortuguese (BR)
- pěnaCzech
- der SchaumGerman
- skumDanish
- αφρόςGreek
- espumaSpanish
- vahtEstonian
- کفFarsi
- vaahtoFinnish
- mousse,écumeFrench
- קֶצֶףHebrew
- झाग, फोमHindi
- pjenaCroatian
- habHungarian
- busaIndonesian
- froðaIcelandic
- schiuma, spumaItalian
- あわJapanese
- 거품Korean
- putaLithuanian
- putasLatvian
- buihMalay
- schuimDutch
- skumNorwegian
- pianaPolish
- کفPersian
- ځګ، كفPashto
- espumaPortuguese
- spumăRomanian
- пенаRussian
- penaSlovak
- penaSlovenian
- penaSerbian
- skum, fradga, lödderSwedish
- ฟองThai
- köpükTurkish
- 泡沫Chinese (Trad.)
- пінаUkrainian
- جھاگ، پھینUrdu
- bọtVietnamese
- 泡沫Chinese (Simp.)
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