foam

English

/foʊm/, /fəʊm/

noun
Definitions
  • A substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains.
  • A substance formed by trapping pockets of gas in a liquid or solid.
  • (by extension) Sea foam; (figuratively) the sea.
  • Fury.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English fome (foam) inherited from Old English fām inherited from Proto-Germanic *faimaz (foam) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *(s)poHy-m-os, *(s)poH(y)- (foam).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)poH(y)-

Gloss

foam

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji
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