foam
/ˈfɔʊ̯m/
Frequency: 3.78 in modern English
Meaning
noun
A substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains, especially
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains, especially:
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains, especially:
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains, especially:
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains, especially:
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains, especially:
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains, especially:
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Similarly, the biotech giant Cargill has begun manufacturing a polymer from vegetable oils that is used in polyurethane foams, which is found in beddings, furniture and car-seat headrests."
- "Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads."
- "’Tis thou that rigg’st the bark and plough’st the foam,"
- "1798, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner in Lyrical Ballads, London: J. & A. Arch, p. 12, The breezes blew, the white foam flew, / The furrow follow’d free: / We were the first that ever burst / Into that silent Sea."
- "And the heaven became livid with the violence of the tempest […] and the river was tormented into foam […]"
- "Many [of the fish-traps] were full of fish that raised foam as they splashed about."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈfɔʊ̯m/
- British English: /ˈfəʊ̯m/