MEANING
A mass of small gas bubbles gathered on or in a liquid.
Use it for
Breaking surf, aerated streams, and bubble-covered surfaces.Show air mixing into water as a visible layer.
Words that belong together
- sea foam
- white foam
- foam along the bank
On the page
Foam collected behind the rock.
The wave left a white fringe of foam on the beach.
Leaves drifted through foam at the edge of the rapids.
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Word forms
- Base
- foam
Usage notes
Primary category: environment. Environmental foam can arise from wave action and natural organic matter; it does not automatically indicate pollution. Mass noun; foams for types; Verb: foam, foams, foamed, foaming.
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