foam

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.

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[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.

2. A colloid in which particles of a gas are dispersed throughout a liquid. Compare aerosol, emulsion.

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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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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	foam - a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid; "the beer had a thick head of foam" froth 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) lather, soapsuds, suds - the froth produced by soaps or detergents 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" effervesce, fizz, form bubbles, froth, sparkle 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

1. froth, spray, bubbles, lather, suds, spume, head The water curved round the rock in bursts of foam.

verb

1. bubble, boil, fizz, froth, lather, effervesce We watched the water foam and bubble.

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

noun

A mass of bubbles in or on the surface of a liquid:

froth, head, lather, spume, suds, yeast.

verb

1. To form or cause to form foam:

bubble, cream, effervesce, fizz, froth, lather, spume, suds, yeast.

2. To be or become angry:

anger, blow up, boil over, bristle, burn, explode, flare up, fume, rage, seethe.

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

SchaumschäumenSchaumgummiSchaumstoff

αφρός

ŝaŭmo

espumahacer espuma

vaht

vaahtovaahtomuovi

mousseécumemousser

קצף

pjena

hab

busa

freyîafroîa

schiumaschiumarescremarespumaspumare

putaputgumė

putasputot

schuim

skum

espuma

пениться

pena

pena

skum

köpükköpürmek

泡沫起泡沫

foam

[fəʊm]

A. N (gen) → espuma f

B. VI [sea] → hacer espuma
to foam at the mouth → echar espumarajos (fig) → subirse por las paredes

C. CPD foam bath N → baño m de espuma
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

foam

[ˈfəʊm]

n

(on sea) → écume f

(on beer) → mousse f

(also plastic foam) → mousse f de plastique

modif [mattress, padding] → en mousse

vi [sea] → écumer

[soapy water] → mousser

[person] to be foaming at the mouth (= raging) → écumer de ragefoam bath n → bain m moussantfoam rubber n → caoutchouc m mousse®

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

foam

n → Schaum m; (of sea also) → Gischt f

vi → schäumen; to foam at the mouth (lit) → Schaum vorm Mund or (animal) → Maul haben; (fig, person) → schäumen

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foam

:

foam machine

n → Schaumkanone f → or -maschine f

foam rubber

n → Schaumgummi m

foam sprayer

n → Schaumlöscher m

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foam

[fəʊm]

1. n (gen) → schiuma

2. vi (sea) → spumeggiare
to foam at the mouth → avere la schiuma alla bocca

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

foam

(foum) noun

a mass of small bubbles on the surface of liquids etc. skuim رَغْوَه، زَبَد пяна espuma pěna der Schaum skum αφρόςespuma vaht کف vaahto mousse, écumeקצף झाग, फोम pjena hab busa froða schiuma, spuma あわ 거품 puta putas buih schuimskumpiana ځګ، كف espuma spumă пена pena pena pena skum, fradga, lödder ฟอง köpük 泡沫 піна جھاگ، پھین bọt 泡沫

verb

to produce foam. the beer foamed in the glass. skuim; die bier het geskuim يُرغي ، يُزْبِد разпенвам (се) espumar pěnit schäumen skumme αφρίζωhacer espuma vahutama کف کردن vaahdota mousser, écumer לְהַקצִיף झाग निकलना pjeniti se habzik berbusa freyða fare la schiuma あわ立つ 거품이 일다 putoti putot berbuih schuimenskumme pienić się ځګ كول، كف كول espumar a face spumă пениться peniť peniti se peniti skumma, löddra ทำให้เกิดฟอง köpürmek 起泡沫 пінитися جھاگ نکالنا tạo bọt 起泡沫

foam rubber

a form of rubber with a sponge-like appearance, used for stuffing chairs etc. skuimrubber مَطّاط إسْفَنْجي каучук espuma de borracha pěnová guma der Schaumgummi skumgummi αφρώδες ελαστικό, αφρολέξ gomaespuma vahtkumm(i) ابر؛ اسفنج vaahtokumi caoutchouc mousse גוּמִי מוּקצָף फोम रबड़ spužvasta guma habgumi karet busa svampgúmmí gommapiuma フォームラバー 발포 고무 putgumė putugumija, poraina gumija getah span schuimrubber skumgummigąbka سپنج (اسفنج) espuma de borracha cau­ciuc spongios поролон penová guma penasta guma sunđerasta guma skumgummi โฟมที่ใช้ในการทำเบาะหรือที่นอน sünger 泡沫橡膠 пориста гума اسفنج کی طرح کا ربڑ cao su bọt 泡沫橡胶

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foam

n. espuma.

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foam

n espuma

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