spume (verb)

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• spume — literary ► NOUN ▪ froth or foam, especially that found on waves. ► VERB ▪ froth or foam. ORIGIN Latin spuma …   English terms dictionary

• spume — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin spuma more at foam Date: 14th century frothy matter on liquids ; foam, scum < ocean spume > • spumous adjective • spumy adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• spume — [spju:m] literary noun froth or foam, especially that found on waves. verb froth or foam. Derivatives spumous adjective spumy adjective Origin ME: from OFr. (e)spume or L. spuma …   English new terms dictionary

• spume — /spjum / (say spyoohm) noun 1. foam; froth; scum. –verb (spumed, spuming) –verb (i) 2. to foam; froth. –verb (t) 3. to send forth as or like foam or froth. {Middle English, from Latin spūma} –spumous, spumy, adjective …  

• spume — 1. noun foam or froth of water, particularly that of sea water. Their breath froze in the air as it left their mouths, spouting forth in spumes of vapour that settled upon the hair of their bodies and formed into crystals of frost. 2. verb To… …   Wiktionary

• spume — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. spray, foam, scum; see froth . v. Syn. boil, ferment, foam; see bubble 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. foam, froth, fizz, cream, suds, lather, spindrift, scum. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) I noun A mass of bubbles in or… …   English dictionary for students

• create — verb 1. make or cause to be or to become (Freq. 94) make a mess in one s office create a furor • Syn: ↑make • See Also: ↑make over (for: ↑mak …   Useful english dictionary

• foam — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. froth, suds, lather, spume. v. i. froth, spume. See agitation, excitability. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bubbles, lather, spume; see froth . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I n. froth, lather, suds, scum,… …   English dictionary for students

• froth — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. foam, suds, lather, spume; head, cream, collar; scum; levity, triviality, frivolity. v. i. foam, spume, effervesce, ferment, bubble, fizz. See agitation, unimportance. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bubbles …   English dictionary for students

• lather — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. foam, froth, suds, spume, bubbles; head; shaving cream; excitement, agitation, frenzy, stew, tizzy (sl.). II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. suds, foam, bubbles; see froth . v. Syn. foam, scrub, soap; see wash 2 …   English dictionary for students

• suds — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. lather, foam, bubbles, froth, spume. See agitation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. foam, bubbles, lather; see froth , soap . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. foam, froth, bubbles, lather, soap. IV (Roget s… …   English dictionary for students