Foam

Word FOAM
Character 4
Hyphenation foam
Pronunciations /fəʊm/

Definitions and meanings of "Foam"

What do we mean by foam?

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. noun

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. noun

Frothy saliva produced especially as a result of physical exertion or a pathological condition. noun

The frothy sweat of a horse or other equine animal. noun

The sea. noun

To produce or issue as foam; froth. intransitive verb

To produce foam from the mouth, as from exertion or a pathological condition. intransitive verb

To be extremely angry; rage. intransitive verb

To teem; seethe. intransitive verb

To cause to produce foam. intransitive verb

To cause to become foam. intransitive verb

To form or gather foam, as water (the crest of a wave), etc., from agitation, a liquor from fermentation, or the mouth from rage or disease; froth; spume.

To become filled or covered with foam, as a steam-boiler when the water is frothy.

To cause to foam; fill with something that foams; make frothy: as, to foam a tankard.

To throw out with rage or violence: usually with out.

An aggregation of bubbles formed on the surface of water or other liquid by violent agitation or by fermentation; froth; spume: as, the foam of breaking waves; the foam of the mouth. noun

The foaming sea; a foaming wave. noun

Figuratively, foaming rage; fury. noun

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

A substance formed by trapping pockets of gas in a liquid or solid.

(by extension) Sea foam; the sea.

Fury.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Foam

The word "foam" in example sentences

One aspect of the cement mixture "could have led to difficulties in foam stability," BP said. ❋ Steven Mufson (2010)

On my Syn stocked guns, I got old wheel wts wraped in foam rubbere and packed them into the stock. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I had not heard about this Kevlar-reinforced foam, is there a public web site where I can read about it? ❋ Unknown (2009)

Falling foam is but one of the Shuttle's ongoing problems-the others being that these spacecraft were not designed to be fully dismantled-and the CAIB pointed out that there may well be wiring and other problems deep inside the vehicles that can't be reached. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I have one of those pocket knives, with screw drivers, blade, etc. and I keep a extra round of ammo (wrapped in foam rubber) in the but end of my syn stocked rifles just in case I run out of ammo. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Although foam is ideal, the cushion could be made of anything from an old rickshaw seat to a pile of rags. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The most general definition of foam is a substance that is formed by trapping many gas bubbles in a liquid. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The house includes a solar hot water heater and spray-in foam insulation, and leftover building materials were recycled, among other green practices. ❋ Post (2010)

It costs as little as $US28 to assemble from an Army surplus shoulder bag and some foam from a hardware store, and you use cardboard to both measure out the foam and reinforce the loose compartments of the shoulder bag. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In real life, problems don't come all nicely wrapped up in foam rubber to protect you from the sharp corners. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Essentia's foam is a combination of natural Dunlop latex along with essential oils and plant extracts. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Inside the large box were sixteen (16) individual smaller boxes each containing 2 pieces of paperwork wrapped in foam padding. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The company's natural foam is backed by a 20 year warranty. ❋ Unknown (2008)

You could cut out the shapes from thin foam and glue onto wooden blocks and use as a stamp. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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