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Bubble

see synonyms of bubble

Noun

1. bubble

a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)

2. bubble, house of cards

a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control

Example Sentences:
'his proposal was nothing but a house of cards'
'a real estate bubble'

3. bubble

an impracticable and illusory idea

Example Sentences:
'he didn't want to burst the newcomer's bubble'

4. bubble

a dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic

Verb

5. bubble

form, produce, or emit bubbles

Example Sentences:
'The soup was bubbling'

6. babble, bubble, burble, guggle, gurgle, ripple

flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise

Example Sentences:
'babbling brooks'

7. bubble

rise in bubbles or as if in bubbles

Example Sentences:
'bubble to the surface'

8. bubble

cause to form bubbles

Example Sentences:
'bubble gas through a liquid'

9. belch, bubble, burp, eruct

expel gas from the stomach

Example Sentences:
'In China it is polite to burp at the table'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Bubble

see synonyms of bubble
noun
1. 
a thin film of liquid forming a hollow globule around air or a gas
a soap bubble
2. 
a small globule of air or a gas in a liquid or a solid, as in carbonated drinks, glass, etc
3. 
the sound made by a bubbling liquid
4. 
something lacking substance, stability, or seriousness
5. 
an unreliable scheme or enterprise
6. 
a dome, esp a transparent glass or plastic one
verb
7. 
to form or cause to form bubbles
8. (intransitive)
to move or flow with a gurgling sound
9. (intransitive; often foll by over)
to overflow (with excitement, anger, etc)
10. (intransitive) Scottish
to snivel; blubber

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Bubble

see synonyms of bubble
noun
1. 
a very thin film of liquid forming a ball around air or gas
soap bubbles
2. 
a tiny ball of air or gas in a liquid or solid, as in carbonated water, glass, etc.
3. 
anything shaped like a bubble, sphere, or hemisphere, as a plastic or glass dome
4. 
a. 
anything that is ephemeral or insubstantial
b. 
any idea, scheme, etc. that seems plausible at first but quickly shows itself to be worthless or misleading
5. 
the act, process, or sound of bubbling
verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈbubbled or ˈbubbling
6. 
to make bubbles; rise in bubbles; boil; foam; effervesce
7. 
to make a boiling or gurgling sound
verb transitive
8. 
to form bubbles in; make bubble
9.  US, Informal
to cause (a baby) to burp

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Bubble

see synonyms of bubble
n.
1.
a. A thin, usually spherical or hemispherical film of liquid filled with air or gas: a soap bubble.
b. A globular body of air or gas formed within a liquid: air bubbles rising to the surface.
c. A pocket formed in a solid by air or gas that is trapped, as during cooling or hardening.
2. The sound made by the forming and bursting of bubbles.
3. Something insubstantial, groundless, or ephemeral, especially a fantastic or impracticable idea or belief: didn't want to burst the new volunteers' bubble.
4. Something light or effervescent: "Macon—though terribly distressed—had to fight down a bubble of laughter" (Anne Tyler).
5.
a. A usually transparent glass or plastic dome.
b. A protective, often isolating envelope or cover: "The Secret Service will talk of tightening protection, but no President wants to live in a bubble" (Anthony Lewis).
6.
a. A usually oval outline, as on a ballot or a standardized test form, intended to be filled in using a pencil or pen.
b. A rounded or irregularly shaped outline, as in a cartoon or other drawing, containing a character's speech or thoughts, as represented by words or pictures.
7. Economics An increase in the price of a commodity, investment, or market that is not warranted by economic fundamentals and is usually caused by ongoing investment or speculation in the expectation that the price will increase further.
intr.v. bub·bled, bub·bling, bub·bles
1. To form or give off bubbles: soup bubbling on the stove.
2. To move or flow with a gurgling sound: a brook bubbling along its course.
3.
a. To rise to the surface: gas bubbled up through the swamp water.
b. To become active or intense enough to come into prominence: "Since then, the revolution has bubbled up again in many forms" (Jonathan Schell).
4. To display irrepressible activity or emotion: The kids were bubbling over with excitement.
adj.
Capable of being categorized in one class or another; borderline: coaches evaluating bubble players to see which ones might play at a higher level.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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