Styrofoam vs foam
foam vs StyrofoamStyrofoam and foam both are nouns.
Styrofoam is not a verb while foam is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Styrofoam | Yes | No | No | No |
| foam | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
foam is a hypernym of
Styrofoam; that is, foam is a
word with a broader meaning than Styrofoam:
- Styrofoam: a light resilient foam of polystyrene
- foam: a lightweight material in cellular form; made by introducing gas bubbles during manufacture
Other hypernyms of Styrofoam include
polystyrene.
| Styrofoam (noun) | foam (noun) |
|---|---|
| a light resilient foam of polystyrene | a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid |
| a lightweight material in cellular form; made by introducing gas bubbles during manufacture |
| Styrofoam (verb) | foam (verb) |
|---|---|
| become bubbly or frothy or foaming |
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