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foam

Pronunciation: /ˈfəʊ̯m/

The English word “foam” has 14 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains, especially
  2. A collection of small bubbles created when the surface of a body of water is moved by tides, wind, etc.
  3. A collection of small bubbles formed from bodily fluids such as saliva or sweat.
  4. A collection of small bubbles on the surface of a liquid that is heated, fermented or carbonated.
  5. A collection of small bubbles created by mixing soap with water.
  6. A collection of small bubbles formed by mixing an extinguishing agent with water, used to cover and extinguish fires.
  7. A food prepared in the form of a mass of airy bubbles.
  8. A material formed by trapping pockets of gas in a liquid or solid.
  9. The sea.
  10. Fury, rage, ire.
  11. Sneakers.

verb

  1. To form or emit foam.
  2. To spew saliva as foam; to foam at the mouth.
  3. To coat or cover with foam.

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”).

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