Phrase Hound found 13 phrases and 11 compound words that contain foams. The most common are listed below. Open foams in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 13
- for one's foamsTotally or in humiliating fashion, in the context of being wronged or defeated.
- foams upthird-person singular simple present indicative of foam up: To become foamy, create a foam; to rise with a foamy surface or covered with something resembling foam
- memory foamsplural of memory foam: Foam consisting of polyurethane and other chemicals used in the manufacturing of pillows, mattresses, laptop sleeves, etc., which reacts to body heat and molds to the shape of the body.
- quantum foamsplural of quantum foam: Spacetime viewed on a quantum level, i.e. as a "foam" of randomly appearing and disappearing Planck-scale wormholes (black holes and white holes).
- sail foamsplural of sail foam: A cell phone.
- shave foamsplural of shave foam: A substance, usually a foam or gel, that is applied to the face or wherever else hair grows, to provide lubrication and avoid razor burn during shaving.
- shaving foamsplural of shaving foam: A manufactured product with a frothy consistency, supplied in an aerosol can and used for shaving.
- soap foamsplural of soap foam: A lather created when a foaming agent in soaps, detergents, and shampoos mixes with air and water.
- spin foamsplural of spin foam: A topological structure made out of two-dimensional faces that represents one of the configurations that must be summed to obtain a Feynman's path integral description of quantum gravity.
- spray foamsplural of spray foam: A chemical product created by two materials, isocyanate and polyol resin, which react when mixed with each other and expand up to 30-60 times its liquid volume after it is sprayed in place.
- sticky foamsplural of sticky foam: A mixture of highly tacky and/or tenacious materials, carried in compressed form with a propellant and used as an incapacitant.
- vanishing foamsplural of vanishing foam: A spray substance applied to sports fields in order to mark temporary lines, especially for free kicks in soccer. The marks disappear after a short time.
- foams at the mouththird-person singular simple present indicative of foam at the mouth: To spew saliva as foam.
Compound words 11
- antifoamsplural of antifoam: Any chemical agent that inhibits the formation of foam.
- biofoamsplural of biofoam: A biochemical foam
- geofoamsplural of geofoam: Expanded or extruded polystyrene manufactured into large lightweight blocks used to fill the void below a built structure.
- macrofoamsplural of macrofoam: Foam that has relatively large bubbles.
- meadowfoamsplural of meadowfoam: Any of the plants in the genus Limnanthes, flowering annuals native to the western US, especially white meadowfoam (Limnanthes alba), which is grown for the oil in its seeds.
- microfoamsplural of microfoam: Foam consisting of very small bubbles, specifically as an element in the steamed milk used to make certain types of latte coffee.
- nanofoamsplural of nanofoam: A nanoscale foam.
- overfoamsthird-person singular simple present indicative of overfoam: To produce too much foam.
- polyfoamsplural of polyfoam: Any of various materials, made from synthetic polymers, that have a cellular structure and are frequently used in upholstery or insulation.
- seafoamsplural of seafoam: A foam created by the agitation of seawater.