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Foam has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid

"the beer had a thick head of foam"

2

a lightweight material in cellular form; made by introducing gas bubbles during manufacture

"The architect chose foam insulation because its lightweight, cellular structure makes it easy to install and highly effective at trapping heat."

3

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

"The ocean churned into white foam as the massive waves crashed against the rocky shore, leaving behind a layer of frothy residue that slowly dissipated in the wind."

In plain English: Foam is bubbly stuff that forms on top of liquids when they are agitated, like soap suds or sea spray.

"The beer in his glass had a thick layer of white foam on top."

Usage: Use foam to describe any bubbly mass, whether it is the light layer on top of your coffee or hardened volcanic rock. Avoid confusing this with "froth," which typically refers only to small, short-lived bubbles in liquids like beer or soda.

Verb
1

become bubbly or frothy or foaming

"The boiling soup was frothing"

"The river was foaming"

"sparkling water"

2

To form or emit foam.

"The agitated water began to foam at the edges of the bathtub as I turned on the showerhead."

Example Sentences
"The beer in his glass had a thick layer of white foam on top." noun
"The waves created white foam along the shore of the lake." noun
"She wiped the coffee spill with a cloth dampened in soapy foam." noun
"Freshly poured beer rises to the top with a thick layer of foam." noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
bubble material
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
shaving foam head lather soapsuds spume white water Styrofoam foam rubber seethe

Origin

The word foam comes from Old English and originally meant the same thing it does today. It traveled into modern usage through Middle English without changing its core meaning of bubbly liquid or froth.

Rhyming Words
goam roam noam loam sloam gloam cloam whoam afoam stroam defoam befoam seafoam geofoam jeroboam polyfoam rehoboam antifoam nanofoam macrofoam
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