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How to pronounce foam in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms froth
Type of bubble
Has types soapsuds, suds, white water, whitewater, spume, head, lather, shaving foam
Derivation foamy


the beer had a thick head of foam.
Type Words
Synonyms effervesce, fizz, form bubbles, froth, sparkle
Type of bubble
Has types lather, seethe


The river was foaming.
Type Words
Type of stuff, material
Has types styrofoam, foam rubber

Examples of foam

foam
The foam injection can be done from the inside, and the drywall easily repaired.
From the dailyherald.com
Seven tubes of caulk and three cans of spray foam later, we stopped seeing them.
From the post-gazette.com
Small waves rose midway up the platform supports and collapsed into a thin foam.
From the sfgate.com
Then press the putty knife against the siding and score the foam from that side.
From the sfgate.com
Tuck a square of nonslip shelf liner or soft foam under each to prevent sliding.
From the sacbee.com
My delectable clams with langoustine foam looked like a miniature mermaid's bra.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
Water is composed of icosahedral clusters, which are behaving like foam bubbles.
From the newscientist.com
The larger sheet of foam was much easier to work with than nano-sized particles.
From the nzherald.co.nz
New Zealand Comfort Group also manufactures foam carpet underlay and latex foam.
From the btob.co.nz
More examples
  • A mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid; "the beer had a thick head of foam"
  • Become bubbly or frothy or foaming; "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water"
  • A lightweight material in cellular form; made by introducing gas bubbles during manufacture
  • (foaming) bubbling: emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation; "bubbling champagne"; "foamy (or frothy) beer"
  • (foaming) producing or covered with lathery sweat or saliva from exhaustion or disease; "the rabid animal's frothing mouth"
  • A foam is a substance that is formed by trapping many gaseous bubbles in a liquid or solid.
  • Foam is the Mike McClure Band's fourth album. It is the first of the band's albums to be mixed by Joe Hardy. Recorded at the Foam Box in Houston, Texas, the album is a mix of country-influenced rock with lots of instrumental variations. ...
  • Foam has been used in many forms in the history of cooking: for example, whipped cream, meringue, and mousse are all foams. In these cases, the incorporation of air or another gas creates a lighter texture and/or different mouth feel.
  • FoAM describes itself as "a laboratory for the propagation of lived and living experience." The networked, Brussels-based collective constitutes a group of designers, scientists, cooks, artists, engineers and gardeners who share an interest in taking knowledge from their respective areas of ...