spume
(noun) foam or froth on the sea
froth, spume, suds
(verb) make froth or foam and become bubbly; “The river foamed”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
spume (countable and uncountable, plural spumes)
Foam or froth of liquid, particularly that of seawater.
spume (third-person singular simple present spumes, present participle spuming, simple past and past participle spumed)
To froth.
• pumse
Source: Wiktionary
Spume, n. Etym: [L. spuma. Cf. Pumice, Spoom.]
Definition: Frothy matter raised on liquids by boiling, effervescence, or agitation; froth; foam; scum. Materials dark and crude, Of spiritous and fiery spume. Milton.
Spume, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Spumed; p. pr. & vb. n. Spuming.] Etym: [L. spumare.]
Definition: To froth; to foam.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
