2026

Foam

//foʊm//

Definitions

nounfoams

1
A substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains, especially
Similarly, the biotech giant Cargill has begun manufacturing a polymer from vegetable oils that is used in polyurethane foams, which is found in beddings, furniture and car-seat headrests.
Similar
froth
2
A substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains, especially:
’Tis thou that rigg’st the bark and plough’st the foam,
Similar
froth surf spindrift
3
A material formed by trapping pockets of gas in a liquid or solid.
A foam mat can soften a hard seat.

verbfoams · foaming · foamed

1
To form or emit foam.
[…] And that is it Hath made me rig my navy; at whose burthen The anger'd ocean foams; with which I meant To scourge the ingratitude that despiteful Rome Cast on my noble father.
2
To spew saliva as foam; to foam at the mouth.

Word Origin

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...

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