Definition of foams in English

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Noun Plural: foams
foam - a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid; "the beer had a thick head of foam"
		froth
		bubble a dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic
		shaving foam toiletry consisting of a liquid preparation containing many small bubbles that soften the beard before shaving
		head a single domestic animal; "200 head of cattle"
		lather the foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse)
		soapsuds, suds, lather the froth produced by soaps or detergents
		spume foam or froth on the sea
foam - a lightweight material in cellular form; made by introducing gas bubbles during manufacture
		material, stuff things needed for doing or making something; "writing materials"; "useful teaching materials"
		styrofoam a light resilient foam of polystyrene
Verb foams, foaming, foamed
foam - become bubbly or frothy or foaming; "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water"
		froth, fizz, effervesce, sparkle, form bubbles
		bubble form, produce, or emit bubbles; "The soup was bubbling"
		lather exude sweat or lather; "this unfit horse lathers easily"
		seethe boil vigorously; "The liquid was seething"; "The water rolled"

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foam (Noun)
A substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains.
foam (Verb)
To form or emit foam.

foam (n.)
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.
foam (n.)
To gather foam; to froth; as, the billows foam.
foam (n.)
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.
foam (v.t.)
To cause to foam; as,to foam the goblet; also (with out), to throw out with rage or violence, as foam.

foam
A mass of adjacent small pockets of air or bubbles with solid or liquid boundaries.
foam
To create foam.

foam
fōm, n. froth: the bubbles which rise on the surface of liquors: fury.—v.i. to gather foam: to be in a rage.—v.t. (B.) to throw out with rage or violence (with out).—adv. Foam′ingly.—adjs. Foam′less, without foam; Foam′y, frothy. [A.S. fám; Ger. feim, prob. akin to L. spuma.]

foam
[Anglo-Saxon, feám]. The white froth produced by the collision of the waves, or by the bow of a ship when acted on by the wind; and also by their striking against rocks, vessels, or other bodies.