foamnoun [ U ]
uk/fəʊm/us/foʊm/foam noun [ U ] (BUBBLES)
a mass of very small bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid
a substance like cream that is filled with bubbles of air:
shaving foam
a flame-smothering chemical foam
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Masses and large amounts of things
- accumulation
- an embarrassment of riches idiom
- any number of things idiom
- backlog
- battery
- boatload
- bolus
- clot
- deluge
- fund
- lashing
- lather
- outpouring
- panoply
- plethora
- predominance
- preponderance
- sheet
- shower
- thousand
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foam noun [ U ] (SOFT MATERIAL)
a soft material used to fill furniture and other objects
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Masses and large amounts of things
- accumulation
- an embarrassment of riches idiom
- any number of things idiom
- backlog
- battery
- boatload
- bolus
- clot
- deluge
- fund
- lashing
- lather
- outpouring
- panoply
- plethora
- predominance
- preponderance
- sheet
- shower
- thousand
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foamverb [ I ]
uk/fəʊm/us/foʊm/to produce small bubbles
foam at the mouth
If a person or an animal foams at the mouth, they have bubbles coming out of their mouth as a result of a disease.
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Physical & chemical processes
- addition reaction
- adiabatic
- adsorb
- advection
- alpha decay
- condensation
- degradable
- diffraction
- dissolve
- exothermic reaction
- impregnate
- processus
- redox
- refraction
- rehydrate
- saponification
- scald
- secretion
- suction
- vaporize
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General bodily disorders
Idiom(s)
be foaming at the mouth