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Meaning of SPUME

Pronunciation:  spyoom

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  foam or froth on the sea
  2. [v]  make froth, become bubbly; "The river foamed"
 
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 Synonyms: foam, froth, suds
 
 See Also: create, foam, froth, lather, make

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Spume\, n. [L. spuma. Cf. {Pumice}, {Spoom}.]
    Frothy matter raised on liquids by boiling, effervescence, or
    agitation; froth; foam; scum.
          Materials dark and crude, Of spiritous and fiery spume.
                                                   --Milton.
    
  2. \Spume\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Spumed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
    {Spuming}.] [L. spumare.]
    To froth; to foam.
    
 

 

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