spume

  • 11spume — 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 …

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  • 12spume — [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 …

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  • 13spume — noun the boat left a wake of white spume Syn: foam, froth, surf, spindrift, bubbles …

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  • 14spume — v 1.Often spume forth eject, discharge, emit, send forth; gush, issue, spout, spurt. 2. foam, froth, cream, lather, soap; boil over, bubble, fizzle, effervesce. n 3. foam, head, froth, lather, suds; spray, mist, spindrift, spoondrift, surf; fizz …

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  • 15spume — n. & v.intr. froth, foam. Derivatives: spumous adj. spumy adj. (spumier, spumiest). Etymology: ME f. OF (e)spume or L spuma …

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  • 16Spume Island — is a small, low, rocky island lying 1.5 miles southwest of Bonaparte Point, off the southwest coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago. Spume Island is located at coord|64|48|S|64|07|W|.Spume Island was surveyed by the British Naval&#8230; …

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  • 17spume — spumous, spumy, adj. /spyoohm/, v., spumed, spuming, n. v.t. 1. to eject or discharge as or like foam or froth; spew (often fol. by forth). v.i. 2. to foam; froth. n. 3. foam, froth, or scum. [1300 50; ME < L spuma foam, froth; akin to FOAM] * *&#8230; …

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  • 18spume — 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&#8230; …

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  • 19SPUME — Spectrum Oil Corporation (Business » NASDAQ Symbols) …

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  • 20spume — (spu m ) s. f. Terme de médecine. Salive écumeuse, à grosses bulles, qui se montre entre les dents, ou entre les lèvres, ou au fond de la gorge, dans certains accès d hystérie et autres troubles nerveux. ÉTYMOLOGIE    Lat. spuma, écume …

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