foam

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains,…

   A substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains, especially

   • Similarly, the biotech giant Cargill has begun manufacturing a polymer from vegetable oils that is used in polyurethane foams, which is found in beddings, furniture and car-seat headrests.
   • Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads.
2. 2

   A material formed by trapping pockets of gas in a liquid or solid.

   • A foam mat can soften a hard seat.
3. 3

   The sea.

   • He is in Europe, across the foam.
   • How slowly does sad Time his feathers moue? / Hast thee O fayrest Planet to thy home / Within the Westerne fome:
   • You must dwell beyond the foam, / But I am safe and live at home.
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   1. 4

      Fury, rage, ire.

   2. 5

      Sneakers.

   3. 6

      To form or emit foam.

      • […] And that is it Hath made me rig my navy; at whose burthen The anger'd ocean foams; with which I meant To scourge the ingratitude that despiteful Rome Cast on my noble father.
      • When the fierce North-wind with his airy forces Rears up the Baltic to a foaming fury;
      • They were both silent for a measure of moments, and then Syme's speech came with a rush, like the sudden foaming of champagne.
   4. 7

      To spew saliva as foam

      To spew saliva as foam; to foam at the mouth.

      • […] to London will we march amain, And once again bestride our foaming steeds, And once again cry ‘Charge upon our foes!’ But never once again turn back and fly.
      • Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit; And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away.
   5. 8

      To coat or cover with foam.

      • It used to be common practice to foam the runway prior to an emergency landing, in case a fuel-fed fire occurred.

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