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foam
(fōm)n.
1. A colloidal dispersion of a gas in a liquid or solid medium, such as shaving cream, foam rubber, or a substance used to fight fires. A foam may be produced, especially on the surface of a liquid, by agitation or by a chemical reaction, such as fermentation.
2. Any of various light, porous, semirigid or spongy materials, usually the solidified form of a liquid full of gas bubbles, used as a building material or for thermal insulation or shock absorption, as in packaging.
3.
a. Frothy saliva produced especially as a result of physical exertion or a pathological condition.
b. The frothy sweat of a horse or other equine animal.
4. The sea.
v. foamed, foam·ing, foams
v.intr.
1. To produce or issue as foam; froth.
2.
a. To produce foam from the mouth, as from exertion or a pathological condition.
b. To be extremely angry; rage: was foaming over the disastrous budget cuts.
3. To teem; seethe: a playground foaming with third graders.
v.tr.
1. To cause to produce foam.
2. To cause to become foam.
[Middle English fom, from Old English fām.]
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foam
(fəʊm)n
1. (Chemistry) a mass of small bubbles of gas formed on the surface of a liquid, such as the froth produced by agitating a solution of soap or detergent in water
2. (Pathology) frothy saliva sometimes formed in and expelled from the mouth, as in rabies
3. (Zoology) the frothy sweat of a horse or similar animal
4. (Elements & Compounds)
a. any of a number of light cellular solids made by creating bubbles of gas in the liquid material and solidifying it: used as insulators and in packaging
b. (as modifier): foam rubber; foam plastic.
5. (Chemistry) a colloid consisting of a gas suspended in a liquid
6. (Chemistry) a mixture of chemicals sprayed from a fire extinguisher onto a burning substance to create a stable layer of bubbles which smothers the flames
7. a poetic word for the sea
vb
8. (Chemistry) to produce or cause to produce foam; froth
9. (intr) to be very angry (esp in the phrase foam at the mouth)
[Old English fām; related to Old High German feim, Latin spūma, Sanskrit phena]
ˈfoamless adj
ˈfoamˌlike adj
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foam
(foʊm)n.
1. a collection of minute bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid by agitation, fermentation, etc.
2. frothy perspiration on the skin, as of a horse.
3. froth formed from saliva in the mouth, as in rabies.
4. a thick, frothy substance, as shaving cream.
5. a substance that smothers flames on a burning liquid by forming a layer of minute, stable, heat-resistant bubbles on the liquid's surface.
6. a lightweight material in which gas bubbles are dispersed in a solid, as foam rubber.
7. Literary. the sea.
v.i. 8. to form or gather foam; emit foam; froth.
v.t. 9. to cause to foam.
10. to insulate or cover with foam.
11. to make (plastic, metal, etc.) into a foam.
[before 900; Middle English fom, Old English fām; c. Old High German feim]
foam′a•ble, adj.
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foam
(fōm)1. A mass of small, frothy bubbles formed in or on the surface of a liquid, as from fermentation or shaking.
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foam
Past participle: foamed
Gerund: foaming
| Imperative |
|---|
| foam |
| foam |
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foam
A dispersion of gas in a liquid or solid.
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| Noun | 1. |  foam - a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid; "the beer had a thick head of foam"shaving foam - toiletry consisting of a liquid preparation containing many small bubbles that soften the beard before shaving bubble - a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide) head - the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container; "the beer had a large head of foam" lather - the foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse) spume - foam or froth on the sea white water, whitewater - frothy water as in rapids or waterfalls |
| 2. | foam - a lightweight material in cellular form; made by introducing gas bubbles during manufacture material, stuff - the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread" Styrofoam - a light resilient foam of polystyrene foam rubber - spongy rubber; made by introducing air bubbles before vulcanization and used for cushioning or upholstery | |
| Verb | 1. | foam - become bubbly or frothy or foaming; "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water" lather - form a lather; "The shaving cream lathered" bubble - form, produce, or emit bubbles; "The soup was bubbling" seethe - foam as if boiling; "a seething liquid" |
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foam
noun
foam at the mouth or be foaming at the mouth be angry, rage, fume, be furious, seethe, be in a state (informal), see red (informal), be incensed, go berserk, be livid, go ballistic (slang, chiefly U.S.), be incandescent, get hot under the collar (informal), breathe fire and slaughter He was foaming at the mouth about the incident.
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foam
nounverb1. To form or cause to form foam:
2. To be or become angry:
Informal: steam.
Idioms: blow a fuse, blow a gasket, blow one's stack, breathe fire, fly off the handle, get hot under the collar, hit the ceiling, lose one's temper, see red.
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Translations
رَغْوَه، زَبَديُرغي ، يُزْبِد
pěnapěnit
skumskumme
ŝaŭmo
vaht
vaahtovaahtomuovi
pjena
hab
busa
freyîafroîa
putaputgumė
putasputot
pena
pena
skum
köpükköpürmek
foam
[fəʊm]A. N (gen) → espuma f
C. CPD foam bath N → baño m de espuma
foam extinguisher N → lanzaespumas m inv, extintor m de espuma
foam rubber N → gomaespuma f
foam extinguisher N → lanzaespumas m inv, extintor m de espuma
foam rubber N → gomaespuma f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
foam
vi → schäumen; to foam at the mouth (lit) → Schaum vorm Mund or (animal) → Maul haben; (fig, person) → schäumen
foam
:foam machine
n → Schaumkanone f → or -maschine f
foam rubber
n → Schaumgummi m
foam sprayer
n → Schaumlöscher m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
foam
(foum) noun a mass of small bubbles on the surface of liquids etc.
verb to produce foam. the beer foamed in the glass.
foam rubber a form of rubber with a sponge-like appearance, used for stuffing chairs etc.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
foam
n. espuma.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
foam
n espumaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.