Foam
noun
A mass of small bubbles formed on or in liquid, typically by agitation or fermentation.
The waves on the ocean break into white foam.
Often appears as...
- sea foam
- foam on beer
noun
A lightweight material in cellular form, made by introducing gas bubbles during manufacture. Used in protective packaging and insulating materials.
They packaged the product with foam to prevent any damage.
Often appears as...
- foam packaging
- foam insulation
verb
To produce foam, or cause something to do this.
The water in the river was foaming as it rushed over the rocks.
Often appears as...
- foam at the mouth
- rushing water foams
verb
To be very angry about something.
He was foaming at the mouth with rage.
Often appears as...
- foaming at the mouth
- foam with rage
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A mass of small bubbles formed on or in liquid, typically by agitation or fermentation.
The waves on the ocean break into white foam.
Often appears as...
- sea foam
- foam on beer
noun
A lightweight material in cellular form, made by introducing gas bubbles during manufacture. Used in protective packaging and insulating materials.
They packaged the product with foam to prevent any damage.
Often appears as...
- foam packaging
- foam insulation
verb
To produce foam, or cause something to do this.
The water in the river was foaming as it rushed over the rocks.
Often appears as...
- foam at the mouth
- rushing water foams
verb
To be very angry about something.
He was foaming at the mouth with rage.
Often appears as...
- foaming at the mouth
- foam with rage
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Occurrence
Foam often describes natural bubbles, typically seen with water or other liquids.
The river's rapids created foam along the edges.
Pro Tip 2/3By-product of Action
Foam can occur because of an action like shaking a liquid.
He shook the soda bottle, and foam erupted when opened.
Pro Tip 3/3Visual Description
Foam is a visual term often used to describe a white bubbly appearance.
A layer of foam coated the top of the hot latte.
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Occurrence
Foam often describes natural bubbles, typically seen with water or other liquids.
The river's rapids created foam along the edges.
Pro Tip 2/3By-product of Action
Foam can occur because of an action like shaking a liquid.
He shook the soda bottle, and foam erupted when opened.
Pro Tip 3/3Visual Description
Foam is a visual term often used to describe a white bubbly appearance.
A layer of foam coated the top of the hot latte.
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Occurrence
Foam often describes natural bubbles, typically seen with water or other liquids.
The river's rapids created foam along the edges.
Pro Tip 2/3By-product of Action
Foam can occur because of an action like shaking a liquid.
He shook the soda bottle, and foam erupted when opened.
Pro Tip 3/3Visual Description
Foam is a visual term often used to describe a white bubbly appearance.
A layer of foam coated the top of the hot latte.
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Toothpaste PIPE Ingredients...
and peppermint oil as a flavoring I've also got glycerin this is my humectant it's going to keep everything nice and moist now all three of these they come from plants I'm not going to bother with sodium fluoride because I'm not going to use this toothpaste for the rest of my life and I'm also not going to bother with sodium lauryl sulfate the foaming
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Safari Live - Day 288 PIPE...
what I've got to say about life anyway a little twitch again I think it's waiting for as the fish kind of get a little closer it's just gonna kind of I suppose it's got to be the right moment every single time I don't know the foam is ruined it you see the foam on the edge of the water has ruined its hands it took on straight over the top where it
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A lesson in education...
at the murder capital this country as well it's the prison capital of this country most of those statistics largely affect young people so we said okay how can we address this and get young people to be aware of that and then when we studied this we got together the brain foam we study this and we say you know
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Shaving Foam PIPE...
inside your stuff ingredients first things first these are not shaving cream they're actually shaving foam shaving cream is more like face cream and that deserves its own episode as does shave gel and shave soap but today is all about this guy and the truth is many of you could probably shave your face with
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Who won the space race? ...
During the space race, funding for research and education, in general, increased dramatically, leading to many advances that may not have otherwise been made. Many NASA technologies developed for space are now widely used in civilian life, from memory foam in mattresses to freeze-dried food,
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Vampire Bats Biting...
population it's rare for people living in these agricultural areas to become infected with rabies rabies is a frightening and deadly disease the classic form of the disease turns even docile creatures into aggressors that foam at the mouth but
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Kicked in the Neck...
cross because she's in the foam and then she gets cross because I'm feeling like that so we'll talk to each other afterwards or leave it at the head okay let's take the pipes off and then get them out quickly those pipes ain't
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Coming of Age in the...
And to protect your hair from wind and rain. It was also the propellant that made fire extinguishers and spray paint cans so much fun. It was good for foam insulation, industrial solvents, and cleansing agents.
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John Besh: New Orleans'...
name it it could be beef sausage like I said starting to brown it's cooking very aggressive you just want to keep that foam that that browning in the bottom of handle that's really set this one apart
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The new age of corporate...
from the foam that makes the seats to the electrical wiring to the light bulbs. And for many of those parts, the world's carmakers, they are dependent on only a few suppliers.
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Toothpaste PIPE Ingredients...
and peppermint oil as a flavoring I've also got glycerin this is my humectant it's going to keep everything nice and moist now all three of these they come from plants I'm not going to bother with sodium fluoride because I'm not going to use this toothpaste for the rest of my life and I'm also not going to bother with sodium lauryl sulfate the foaming
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Safari Live - Day 288 PIPE...
what I've got to say about life anyway a little twitch again I think it's waiting for as the fish kind of get a little closer it's just gonna kind of I suppose it's got to be the right moment every single time I don't know the foam is ruined it you see the foam on the edge of the water has ruined its hands it took on straight over the top where it
Video examples
A lesson in education...
at the murder capital this country as well it's the prison capital of this country most of those statistics largely affect young people so we said okay how can we address this and get young people to be aware of that and then when we studied this we got together the brain foam we study this and we say you know
Video examples
Shaving Foam PIPE...
inside your stuff ingredients first things first these are not shaving cream they're actually shaving foam shaving cream is more like face cream and that deserves its own episode as does shave gel and shave soap but today is all about this guy and the truth is many of you could probably shave your face with
Video examples
Who won the space race? ...
During the space race, funding for research and education, in general, increased dramatically, leading to many advances that may not have otherwise been made. Many NASA technologies developed for space are now widely used in civilian life, from memory foam in mattresses to freeze-dried food,
Video examples
Vampire Bats Biting...
population it's rare for people living in these agricultural areas to become infected with rabies rabies is a frightening and deadly disease the classic form of the disease turns even docile creatures into aggressors that foam at the mouth but
Video examples
Kicked in the Neck...
cross because she's in the foam and then she gets cross because I'm feeling like that so we'll talk to each other afterwards or leave it at the head okay let's take the pipes off and then get them out quickly those pipes ain't
Video examples
Coming of Age in the...
And to protect your hair from wind and rain. It was also the propellant that made fire extinguishers and spray paint cans so much fun. It was good for foam insulation, industrial solvents, and cleansing agents.
Video examples
John Besh: New Orleans'...
name it it could be beef sausage like I said starting to brown it's cooking very aggressive you just want to keep that foam that that browning in the bottom of handle that's really set this one apart
Video examples
The new age of corporate...
from the foam that makes the seats to the electrical wiring to the light bulbs. And for many of those parts, the world's carmakers, they are dependent on only a few suppliers.
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John Torode
Australian Chef
I never use organic vegetables. Why would you want to? The idea of taking a courgette grown in a third-world country in an organic field, packed into a polystyrene box, flown across the oceans, washed in chlorinated water, packed into a foam box, driven halfway across the country, wrapped in plastic and stamped 'organic,' what's the point?
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Chris Hardwick
American Comedian
Videogames make you feel like you're actually doing something. Your brain processes the tiered game achievements as real-life achievements. Every time you get to the next level, hot jets of reward chemical coat your brain in a lathery foam, and it seems like you're actually accomplishing stuff.
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Geoffrey Zakarian
American Chef
Cooking a piece of fish and cooking it right. Knowing the fish, knowing the properties of the fish. That's a hard thing to do rather than covering it with a lot of sauces and foams or other cooking methods that might be high wire acts and look good on the outside.
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Camille Kostek
American Model
In my day-to-day, I don't wear a lot of makeup, but if I have a lot on from a red carpeted event, I'll use a regular makeup wipe to remove it. Then I use a gentle foaming cleanser, which really gets down into the skin rather than just helping remove the makeup.
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John Millington Synge
Irish Poet
A low line of shore was visible at first on the right between the movement of the waves and fog, but when we came further it was lost sight of, and nothing could be seen but the mist curling in the rigging, and a small circle of foam.
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Hal Needham
American Director
I love horses, and when the SPCA tells me off I get real mad because I know more about horses than they do. They say you can't rear a horse up backwards, but I do it so they fall into foam rubber and don't get hurt at all.
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Steph Houghton
English Athlete
When you're training every day, recovery is so important. I find that foam rolling helps me to make sure I don't get tight anywhere so that I keep mobilised and keep on top of things.
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Andrea Pirlo
Italian Athlete
When I was a kid, I'd take a small foam ball and try to get my shot over the couch so it would finish in the corner of the window.
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George Smoot
American Scientist
I always think of space-time as being the real substance of space, and the galaxies and the stars just like the foam on the ocean.
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Chris Hoy
British Driver
If you don't have a massage therapist on hand, then a foam roller can do the work instead.
Quote examples
John Torode
Australian Chef
I never use organic vegetables. Why would you want to? The idea of taking a courgette grown in a third-world country in an organic field, packed into a polystyrene box, flown across the oceans, washed in chlorinated water, packed into a foam box, driven halfway across the country, wrapped in plastic and stamped 'organic,' what's the point?
Quote examples
Chris Hardwick
American Comedian
Videogames make you feel like you're actually doing something. Your brain processes the tiered game achievements as real-life achievements. Every time you get to the next level, hot jets of reward chemical coat your brain in a lathery foam, and it seems like you're actually accomplishing stuff.
Quote examples
Geoffrey Zakarian
American Chef
Cooking a piece of fish and cooking it right. Knowing the fish, knowing the properties of the fish. That's a hard thing to do rather than covering it with a lot of sauces and foams or other cooking methods that might be high wire acts and look good on the outside.
Quote examples
Camille Kostek
American Model
In my day-to-day, I don't wear a lot of makeup, but if I have a lot on from a red carpeted event, I'll use a regular makeup wipe to remove it. Then I use a gentle foaming cleanser, which really gets down into the skin rather than just helping remove the makeup.
Quote examples
John Millington Synge
Irish Poet
A low line of shore was visible at first on the right between the movement of the waves and fog, but when we came further it was lost sight of, and nothing could be seen but the mist curling in the rigging, and a small circle of foam.
Quote examples
Hal Needham
American Director
I love horses, and when the SPCA tells me off I get real mad because I know more about horses than they do. They say you can't rear a horse up backwards, but I do it so they fall into foam rubber and don't get hurt at all.
Quote examples
Steph Houghton
English Athlete
When you're training every day, recovery is so important. I find that foam rolling helps me to make sure I don't get tight anywhere so that I keep mobilised and keep on top of things.
Quote examples
Andrea Pirlo
Italian Athlete
When I was a kid, I'd take a small foam ball and try to get my shot over the couch so it would finish in the corner of the window.
Quote examples
George Smoot
American Scientist
I always think of space-time as being the real substance of space, and the galaxies and the stars just like the foam on the ocean.
Quote examples
Chris Hoy
British Driver
If you don't have a massage therapist on hand, then a foam roller can do the work instead.
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