FROTH
Dictionary entry overview: What does froth mean?
• FROTH (noun)
The noun FROTH has 1 sense:
1. a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
Familiarity information: FROTH used as a noun is very rare.
• FROTH (verb)
The verb FROTH has 2 senses:
1. form bubbles
2. make froth or foam and become bubbly
Familiarity information: FROTH used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• FROTH (noun)
Meaning:
A mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
foam; froth
Context example:
the beer had a thick head of foam
Hypernyms ("froth" is a kind of...):
bubble (a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "froth"):
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)
• FROTH (verb)
Meaning:
Form bubbles
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
froth; foam; fizz; effervesce; sparkle
Context examples:
The boiling soup was frothing / The river was foaming / Sparkling water
Hypernyms (to "froth" is one way to...):
bubble (form, produce, or emit bubbles)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "froth"):
lather (form a lather)
seethe (foam as if boiling)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Make froth or foam and become bubbly
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
spume; froth; suds
Context example:
The river foamed
Hypernyms (to "froth" is one way to...):
create; make (make or cause to be or to become)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
