foam
A substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains, especially
Other meanings
A collection of small bubbles created when the surface of a body of water is moved by tides, wind, etc.
A collection of small bubbles formed from bodily fluids such as saliva or sweat.
A kind of
- bubble
Kinds of foam
- head
- white water
- shaving foam
Related words
- antifoam
- befoam
- biofoam
- defoam
- foamable
- foamback
- foam bath
- foam board
- foamboard
- foambow
- foam core
- foamcore
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "fām".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “foam” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.