foamy

 
  Overview  of  adj  foamy 
 
  The  adj  foamy  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  foamy,  frothy  --  (relating  to  or  containing  gas  bubbles) 
  2.  (1)  bubbling,  bubbly,  foaming,  foamy,  frothy,  effervescing  --  (emitting  or  filled  with  bubbles  as  from  carbonation  or  fermentation;  "bubbling  champagne";  "foamy  (or  frothy)  beer") 
  3.  (1)  foaming,  foamy,  frothing  --  (producing  or  covered  with  lathery  sweat  or  saliva  from  exhaustion  or  disease;  "the  rabid  animal's  frothing  mouth") 
  4.  bubbling,  foaming,  foamy,  frothing,  spumous,  spumy,  sudsy  --  (covered  with  or  resembling  small  bubbles  as  from  being  agitated  by  beating  or  heating;  "the  bubbling  candy  mixture";  "a  cup  of  foaming  cocoa";  "frothy  milkshakes";  "frothy  waves";  "spumy  surf") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  foamy 
 
  4  senses  of  foamy 
 
  Sense  1 
  foamy,  frothy 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  liquid,  gaseous)  ->  solid 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  gaseous,  solid)  ->  liquid 
 
  Sense  2 
  bubbling,  bubbly,  foaming,  foamy,  frothy,  effervescing 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  effervescent)  ->  noneffervescent 
 
  Sense  3 
  foaming,  foamy,  frothing 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unhealthy)  ->  healthy 
 
  Sense  4 
  bubbling,  foaming,  foamy,  frothing,  spumous,  spumy,  sudsy 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  agitated)  ->  unagitated,  undisturbed 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  foamy 
 
  4  senses  of  foamy 
 
  Sense  1 
  foamy,  frothy 
  =>  gaseous  (vs.  solid)  (vs.  liquid) 
 
  Sense  2 
  bubbling,  bubbly,  foaming,  foamy,  frothy,  effervescing 
  =>  effervescent  (vs.  noneffervescent) 
 
  Sense  3 
  foaming,  foamy,  frothing 
  =>  unhealthy  (vs.  healthy) 
 
  Sense  4 
  bubbling,  foaming,  foamy,  frothing,  spumous,  spumy,  sudsy 
  =>  agitated  (vs.  unagitated) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  foamy 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  foamy 
 
  foamy  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  foamy 
  foamy 
 
  Overview  of  adj  foamy 
 
  The  adj  foamy  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  foamy,  frothy  --  (relating  to  or  containing  gas  bubbles) 
  2.  (1)  bubbling,  bubbly,  foaming,  foamy,  frothy,  effervescing  --  (emitting  or  filled  with  bubbles  as  from  carbonation  or  fermentation;  "bubbling  champagne";  "foamy  (or  frothy)  beer") 
  3.  (1)  foaming,  foamy,  frothing  --  (producing  or  covered  with  lathery  sweat  or  saliva  from  exhaustion  or  disease;  "the  rabid  animal's  frothing  mouth") 
  4.  bubbling,  foaming,  foamy,  frothing,  spumous,  spumy,  sudsy  --  (covered  with  or  resembling  small  bubbles  as  from  being  agitated  by  beating  or  heating;  "the  bubbling  candy  mixture";  "a  cup  of  foaming  cocoa";  "frothy  milkshakes";  "frothy  waves";  "spumy  surf") 

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