Foam vs. Lather
Difference Between Foam and Lather
Foamnoun
A substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains.
He doesn't like so much foam in his beer.Lathernoun
The foam made by rapidly stirring soap and water.
Foamnoun
A substance formed by trapping pockets of gas in a liquid or solid.
A foam mat can soften a hard seat.Lathernoun
Foam from profuse sweating, as of a horse.
Foamnoun
(by extension) Sea foam; the sea.
He is in Europe, across the foam.Lathernoun
(countable) A state of agitation.
Foamnoun
Fury.
Latherverb
(transitive) To cover with lather.
Foamverb
(intransitive) To form or emit foam.
Latherverb
(transitive) To beat or whip.
Foamverb
(intransitive) To spew saliva as foam, to foam at the mouth.
Latherverb
(intransitive) To form lather or froth, as a horse does when profusely sweating.
Foamnoun
a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
Lathernoun
the froth produced by soaps or detergents
Foamnoun
a lightweight material in cellular form; made by introducing gas bubbles during manufacture
Lathernoun
agitation resulting from active worry;
don't get in a stewhe's in a sweat about examsFoamverb
form bubbles;
The boiling soup was frothingThe river was foamingSparkling waterLathernoun
a workman who puts up laths
Lathernoun
the foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse)
Latherverb
cover with soap;
lather your body when you showerLatherverb
beat severely with a whip or rod;
The teacher often flogged the studentsThe children were severely trouncedLatherverb
form a lather;
The shaving cream latheredLatherverb
rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning
