'Foam' definitions:

Definition of 'foam'

From: WordNet
noun
A mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid; "the beer had a thick head of foam" [syn: foam, froth]
noun
A lightweight material in cellular form; made by introducing gas bubbles during manufacture
verb
Become bubbly or frothy or foaming; "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water" [syn: foam, froth, fizz, effervesce, sparkle, form bubbles]

Definition of 'Foam'

From: GCIDE
  • Foam \Foam\ (f[=o]m), n. [OE. fam, fom, AS. f[=a]m; akin to OHG. & G. feim.] 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Foam cock, in steam boilers, a cock at the water level, to blow off impurities. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Foam'

From: GCIDE
  • Foam \Foam\ (f[=o]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Foamed (f[=o]md); p. pr. & vb. n. Foaming.] [AS. f[=ae]man. See Foam, n.]
  • 1. To gather foam; to froth; as, the billows foam. [1913 Webster]
  • He foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth. --Mark ix. 18. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. 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. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Foam'

From: GCIDE
  • Foam \Foam\ (f[=o]m), v. t. To cause to foam; as, to foam the goblet; also (with out), to throw out with rage or violence, as foam. "Foaming out their own shame." --Jude 13. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Foam'

From: Easton
  • Foam (Hos. 10:7), the rendering of _ketseph_, which properly means twigs or splinters (as rendered in the LXX. and marg. R.V.). The expression in Hosea may therefore be read, "as a chip on the face of the water," denoting the helplessness of the piece of wood as compared with the irresistable current.

Synonyms of 'foam'

From: Moby Thesaurus

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