foam
/ˈfɔʊ̯m/ noun B2- A substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains, especially
- A collection of small bubbles created when the surface of a body of water is moved by tides, wind, etc.
- A collection of small bubbles formed from bodily fluids such as saliva or sweat.
- A collection of small bubbles on the surface of a liquid that is heated, fermented or carbonated.
- A collection of small bubbles created by mixing soap with water.
- A collection of small bubbles formed by mixing an extinguishing agent with water, used to cover and extinguish fires.
- A food prepared in the form of a mass of airy bubbles. · His specialty is a mango foam.
- A material formed by trapping pockets of gas in a liquid or solid. · A foam mat can soften a hard seat.
Plural foams
Phrasal verbs and expressions
From the library
Castles of the foam,
Here is the weir with the wonder of foam,
Turning and churning that river to foam.
Ali had, indeed, given proof of this; for, approaching the animals, who had been got upon their legs with considerable difficulty, he rubbed their foreheads and nostrils with a sponge soaked in aromatic vinegar, and wiped off the sweat and foam that covered their mouths.
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