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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid;
- Example: "the beer had a thick head of foam"
[syn: foam, froth]

2. a lightweight material in cellular form; made by introducing gas bubbles during manufacture;


VERB (1)

1. become bubbly or frothy or foaming;
- Example: "The boiling soup was frothing"
- Example: "The river was foaming"
- Example: "Sparkling water"
[syn: foam, froth, fizz, effervesce, sparkle, form bubbles]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Foam \Foam\ (f[=o]m), v. t. To cause to foam; as, to foam the goblet; also (with out), to throw out with rage or violence, as foam. "Foaming out their own shame." --Jude 13. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Foam \Foam\ (f[=o]m), n. [OE. fam, fom, AS. f[=a]m; akin to OHG. & G. feim.] The white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids, or in the mouth of an animal, by violent agitation or fermentation; froth; spume; scum; as, the foam of the sea. [1913 Webster] Foam cock, in steam boilers, a cock at the water level, to blow off impurities. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Foam \Foam\ (f[=o]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Foamed (f[=o]md); p. pr. & vb. n. Foaming.] [AS. f[=ae]man. See Foam, n.] 1. To gather foam; to froth; as, the billows foam. [1913 Webster] He foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth. --Mark ix. 18. [1913 Webster] 2. To form foam, or become filled with foam; -- said of a steam boiler when the water is unduly agitated and frothy, as because of chemical action. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

foam n 1: a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid; "the beer had a thick head of foam" [syn: foam, froth] 2: a lightweight material in cellular form; made by introducing gas bubbles during manufacture v 1: become bubbly or frothy or foaming; "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water" [syn: foam, froth, fizz, effervesce, sparkle, form bubbles]