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foam

noun verb

A mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid

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Word Facts

Word length
4
Starts with
F
Ends with
M
Contains
OA
Scrabble score
9
CEFR level
B2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

foʊm

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Definitions

noun

  1. A mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid

    “The beer had a thick head of foam”

noun

  1. A lightweight material in cellular form; made by introducing gas bubbles during manufacture

verb

  1. Become bubbly or frothy or foaming

    “The boiling soup was frothing”

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Example Sentences

The beer had a thick head of foam
The boiling soup was frothing
The river was foaming
Sparkling water

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