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FROTH

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid

Example:

the beer had a thick head of foam

Synonyms:

foam; froth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

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)

Derivation:

froth (make froth or foam and become bubbly)

froth (become bubbly or frothy or foaming)

frothy (emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Exude or expel foam

Example:

the angry man was frothing at the mouth

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "froth" is one way to...):

exudate; exude; ooze; ooze out; transude (release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "froth"):

lather (exude sweat or lather)

Sentence frames:

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Sense 2

Meaning:

Make froth or foam and become bubbly

Example:

The river foamed

Synonyms:

froth; spume; suds

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "froth" is one way to...):

create; make (make or cause to be or to become)

Sentence frame:

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Derivation:

froth (a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Become bubbly or frothy or foaming

Example:

sparkling water

Synonyms:

effervesce; fizz; foam; form bubbles; froth; sparkle

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

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:

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Derivation:

froth (a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid)

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