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| barm |
yeast foam that appears atop fermenting malt liquors. |
| bomb |
a portable container which ejects gas, foam, or poison by way of its own internal pressure. [1/8 definitions] |
| breaker1 |
a heavy ocean wave that breaks into foam on the shore or at sea. [1/4 definitions] |
| cream |
to foam. [1/14 definitions] |
| cushion |
a soft envelope of fabric that is filled with feathers, air, foam rubber, or the like and used for decoration or to make surfaces more comfortable; pillow. [1/5 definitions] |
| effervesce |
of a liquid, to emit tiny bubbles, hiss, and foam as gas is released. [1/2 definitions] |
| foam |
used as a short form of "foam rubber." [2/6 definitions] |
| foamable |
combined form of foam. |
| foamless |
combined form of foam. |
| foamy |
made of, full of, or covered with foam. [2 definitions] |
| fog |
a gaseous medium in which liquid particles are suspended, such as the spray or foam in some fire extinguishers. [1/8 definitions] |
| froth |
to emit froth; foam. [1/5 definitions] |
| frothy |
of, covered with, or like foam. [1/2 definitions] |
| lather |
foam produced by soap or detergent agitated in water. [2/7 definitions] |
| mantle |
to be coated, as the surface of a liquid with foam or scum. [1/9 definitions] |
| mattress |
a large rectangular pad consisting of a strong fabric filled with soft material such as fiber, hair, straw, or foam rubber, and used as a cushion to sleep on. [1/2 definitions] |
| mousse |
a foam preparation for the hair, esp. to help keep it in place. [1/3 definitions] |
| polystyrene |
a hard, clear plastic or rigid foam that can be molded for structural applications. |
| seethe |
to foam or bubble as if boiling. [1/4 definitions] |
| sponge rubber |
a light porous spongelike rubber used in rubber balls, gaskets, insulation, and the like; foam rubber. |
| spume |
foam or froth. [2 definitions] |
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