Foam

Quick meaning: Foam is a noun meaning A substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains, especially:.

Meaning

A substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains, especially:.

More Meanings

1. A material formed by trapping pockets of gas in a liquid or solid.
2. (figuratively, poetic) The sea.
3. Fury, rage, ire.
4. (African-American Vernacular, in the plural) Sneakers.
5. (intransitive) To form or emit foam.
6. (intransitive) To spew saliva as foam; to foam at the mouth.
7. (firefighting) To coat or cover with foam.

Example Sentences

He is in Europe, across the foam.

A foam mat can soften a hard seat.

You must dwell beyond the foam, / But I am safe and live at home.

How slowly does sad Time his feathers moue? / Hast thee O fayrest Planet to thy home / Within the Westerne fome:

Word Forms

• foams
• foaming
• foamed

Synonyms for foam

Depending on context, synonyms include froth, seethe, effervesce, sparkle, spume, suds.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include spume, froth, suds, seethe, effervesce, fizz.

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