spume

Meanings

• noun

  Foam on the surface of a liquid

  - "La mer génère une belle étoile de spume."
  - "The spume on the waves was tinged with red as the sun set."

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Pronunciation

1. /spjum/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=47152849"

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with spume
groom , room , moon

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Variants

List of all variants of spume that leads to same result
spume , spumes , spumier , spumiest , spumous , spumy , spumed , spuming

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Etymology

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Originated from Old English 'spum', meaning 'foam, froth'.

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Trivia

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1. Spume is commonly found on the surface of the sea, but it can also form on other liquids, such as beer or shaving cream.

2. In the novel 'Moby Dick' by Herman Melville, the character Ishmael describes the spume on the waves as 'a milk-white foam, all speckled with golden fire; and beneath the red sun, it was a wondrous sight to behold.'

3. The term 'spume' is not commonly used in everyday language and is often found only in literary or scientific contexts.

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Related Concepts

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1. Foam: A collection of minute bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid.

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Culture

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In literature, spume is often used to describe the sea or other bodies of water. In art, images of spume can be found in paintings and sculptures depicting the ocean.

How to Memorize "spume"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a wave crashing on the shore, leaving a trail of spume behind.

2. associate
   

   - Associate spume with foam or bubbles.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember that 'spume' starts with the letter 's' and sounds like 'foam'.

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