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surf

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of SURF

a light mass of fine bubbles formed in or on a liquid <beachgoers romping in the swirling surf>

Synonyms froth, head, lather, spume, suds, surf

Related Words mousse; mist, spindrift, spray; scum

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