foam
Plural: foams
Noun
- a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
- "the beer had a thick head of foam"
- a lightweight material in cellular form; made by introducing gas bubbles during manufacture
- A substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains, especially
- A substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains, especially:
- A collection of small bubbles created when the surface of a body of water is moved by tides, wind, etc.
- A substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains, especially:
- A collection of small bubbles formed from bodily fluids such as saliva or sweat.
- A substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains, especially:
- A collection of small bubbles on the surface of a liquid that is heated, fermented or carbonated.
- A substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains, especially:
- A collection of small bubbles created by mixing soap with water.
- A substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains, especially:
- A collection of small bubbles formed by mixing an extinguishing agent with water, used to cover and extinguish fires.
- A material formed by trapping pockets of gas in a liquid or solid.
- The sea.
- Fury, rage, ire.
- Sneakers.
Verb
Verb Forms: foamed, foaming, foams
- To form a mass of small bubbles from a liquid.
- become bubbly or frothy or foaming
- "The river was foaming"
- To form or emit foam.
- To spew saliva as foam; to foam at the mouth.
- To coat or cover with foam.
Examples
- A foam mat can soften a hard seat.
- He is in Europe, across the foam.
- It used to be common practice to foam the runway prior to an emergency landing, in case a fuel-fed fire occurred.
- The excitement made him foam at the mouth as he played a high-scoring word.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English fom, foom, from Old English fām, from Proto-West Germanic *faim, from Proto-Germanic *faimaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)poHy-m-os, from *(s)poH(y)- (“foam”). Cognate with German Feim (“foam”), Latin spūma (“foam”), Latin pūmex (“pumice”), Sanskrit फेन (phéna, “foam”), possibly Northern Kurdish fê (“epilepsy”).
Synonyms
effervesce, fizz, form bubbles, froth, sparkle, effervescence, head, lather, mousse, spindrift, spray, spume, suds, surf
Scrabble Score: 9
foam: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordfoam: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
foam: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary