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froth

DEFINITIONS OF: froth

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n a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid

Synonyms:
foam
Types:
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shaving foam
toiletry consisting of a liquid preparation containing many small bubbles that soften the beard before shaving
head
the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container
lather
the foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse)
lather, soapsuds, suds
the froth produced by soaps or detergents
spume
foam or froth on the sea
white water, whitewater
frothy water as in rapids or waterfalls
shaving cream, shaving soap
toiletry consisting of a preparation of soap and fatty acids that forms a rich lather for softening the beard before shaving
Type of:
bubble
a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)

v become bubbly or frothy or foaming

“The boiling soup was frothing
Synonyms:
effervesce, fizz, foam, form bubbles, sparkle
Types:
lather
form a lather
seethe
foam as if boiling
Type of:
bubble
form, produce, or emit bubbles

v exude or expel foam

“the angry man was frothing at the mouth”
Types:
lather
exude sweat or lather
Type of:
exudate, exude, ooze, ooze out, transude
release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities

v make froth or foam and become bubbly

Synonyms:
spume, suds
Type of:
create, make
make or cause to be or to become
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