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Definitions for Foam

[1] a collection of minute bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid by agitation, fermentation, etc.: foam on a glass of beer.
[2] the froth of perspiration, caused by great exertion, formed on the skin of a horse or other animal.
[3] froth formed from saliva in the mouth, as in epilepsy and rabies.
[4] a thick frothy substance, as shaving cream.
[5] (in firefighting) a chemically produced substance that smothers the flames on a burning liquid by forming a layer of minute, stable, heat-resistant bubbles on the liquid's surface. the layer of bubbles so formed.
[6] a dispersion of gas bubbles in a solid, as foam glass, foam rubber, polyfoam, or foamed metal.
[7] Literary . the sea.
[8] to form or gather foam; emit foam; froth.
[9] to cause to foam.
[10] to cover with foam; apply foam to: to foam a runway before an emergency landing.
[11] to insulate with foam.
[12] to make (plastic, metal, etc.) into a foam.
[13] foam at the mouth , to be extremely or uncontrollably angry.
[14] 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
[15] frothy saliva sometimes formed in and expelled from the mouth, as in rabies
[16] the frothy sweat of a horse or similar animal
[17] 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 (as modifier ) foam rubber ; foam plastic
[18] a colloid consisting of a gas suspended in a liquid
[19] a mixture of chemicals sprayed from a fire extinguisher onto a burning substance to create a stable layer of bubbles which smothers the flames
[20] a poetic word for the sea
[21] to produce or cause to produce foam; froth
[22] (intr) to be very angry (esp in the phrase foam at the mouth )

Words related to Foam

spray, froth, cream, lather, surf, head, yeast, fluff, spume, suds, scum, gurgle, aerate, burble, effervesce, sparkle, seethe, simmer, hiss, ferment

Words nearby Foam

fnma, fo, fo'c's'le, fo., foal, foam, foam at the mouth, foam cell, foam glass, foam rubber, foamed metal

Origin of Foam

before 900; Middle English fom, Old English fām; cognate with German Feim

Other words from Foam

foam·a·ble , adjective
foam·er , noun
foam·ing·ly , adverb
foam·less , adjective
foam·like , adjective
de·foam , verb (used with object)
un·foamed , adjective
un·foam·ing , adjective

Word origin for Foam

Old English fām ; related to Old High German feim , Latin spūma , Sanskrit phena

Synonyms for Foam

cream, froth, spray, fluff, head, lather, scum, spume, suds, surf, yeast