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foam

UK/ˈfəʊ̯m/ US/ˈfəʊ̯m/ fairly common
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

1.

a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid

  • “the beer had a thick head of foam”
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2.

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

verb

1.

form bubbles

  • “The boiling soup was frothing”
  • “The river was foaming”
  • “Sparkling water”
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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 Feim (“foam”), Latin spūma (“foam”), Latin pūmex (“pumice”), Sanskrit फेन (phéna, “foam”), possibly Northern Kurdish fê (“epilepsy”).

Phrases

  • foam at the mouth
  • foam bath
  • foam board
  • foam cell
  • foam core
  • foam finger
  • foam hand
  • foam party
  • foam roller
  • foam up

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