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foam

/ˈfɔʊ̯m/noun, verb1 syllable

Foam means: become bubbly or frothy or foaming.

Synonyms for foam14

noun, as in a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid

froth

verb, as in become bubbly or frothy or foaming

froth, fizz, effervesce, sparkle, form bubbles

also used for foam

surf, spindrift, spume, spray, effervescence, head, mousse, lather, suds

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What does foam mean?3

verb

1

become bubbly or frothy or foaming“The boiling soup was frothing”

noun

1

a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid“the beer had a thick head of foam”

2

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

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with foam?10

one syllable

homeromechromedomecombroamtomegnomeohm

two syllables

shalom
Show 40 near rhymes
sonoknowgomostthosebotholdownshowtoldthoughwholehopeohpostagocontrolknowncloselowalthoughphoneroadshowsgoescoholdgoldalonerolevotecodeknowsgoalbelownotewrotegrowthcold

Foam in a sentence

  • Poetry must be new as foam, and as old as the rock.Scott
  • It's not a toothpaste, it's a face-cleansing foam!andreesurya
  • I foam at the mouth whenever someone mentions his name.paula_guisard
  • The seat cushions were filled with foam rubber.Dreamk33
  • I like my coffee with lots of foam on the top.Lepotdeterre
  • Ziri filled the bath with bubbles and foam.always
  • His wedding morn would bring death to her and change her to foam.Hybrid
  • Foam rollers are great tools for soft tissue work.soliloquist

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of foam

as a noun

plural
foams

as a verb

past tense
foamed
present participle
foaming
third-person singular
foams
past participle
foamed