English dictionary

foam

/f/oU/m/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid

noun.object

Examples
The beer had a thick head of foam.

Synonyms froth

Source: WordNet 3.0
a lightweight material in cellular form; made by introducing gas bubbles during manufacture

noun.substance

Source: WordNet 3.0
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.

noun

Source: webster1913

become bubbly or frothy or foaming

verb.change

Examples
The river was foaming.

Synonyms effervesce fizz form bubbles froth sparkle

Source: WordNet 3.0
To gather foam; to froth; as, the billows foam.

verb

Source: webster1913
To cause to foam; as, to foam the goblet; also (with out), to throw out with rage or violence, as foam.

verb

Source: webster1913