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- [spyoom]
- /spyum/
- /spjuːm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [spyoom]
- /spyum/
Definitions of spume word
- verb with object spume to eject or discharge as or like foam or froth; spew (often followed by forth). 1
- verb without object spume to foam; froth. 1
- noun spume foam, froth, or scum. 1
- noun spume foam or surf, esp on the sea; froth 0
- verb spume to foam or froth 0
- noun spume foam, froth, or scum 0
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Origin of spume
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English < Latin spūma foam, froth; akin to foam
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Parts of speech for Spume
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
spume popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
spume usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for spume
noun spume
- air ball — a shot that misses the basket, basket rim, and backboard
- barm — the yeasty froth on fermenting malt liquors
- bubble — Bubbles are small balls of air or gas in a liquid.
- ebullition — a seething or overflowing, as of passion or feeling; outburst.
- foam — a collection of minute bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid by agitation, fermentation, etc.: foam on a glass of beer.
verb spume
- eddied — a current at variance with the main current in a stream of liquid or gas, especially one having a rotary or whirling motion.
- eddying — a current at variance with the main current in a stream of liquid or gas, especially one having a rotary or whirling motion.
- welling — a hole drilled or bored into the earth to obtain water, petroleum, natural gas, brine, or sulfur.
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