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Meaning of 'foam' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Foam [ n.]
- 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.
- To gather foam; to froth; as, the billows 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.
2 . Foam [ v.t.]
- To cause to foam; as,to foam the goblet; also (with out), to throw out with rage or violence, as foam.

Meaning of 'foam' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . foam [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
Example in sentence:
  • the beer had a thick head of foam
2 . foam [ v]
Meaning (2):
- become bubbly or frothy or foaming
Example in sentence:
  • sparkling water;
  • The boiling soup was frothing;
  • The river was foaming

Nearby Words:

foal foaled foalfoot foaling foamed foaming foamingly foamless foamy

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