BUBBLE

/ˈbʌb.əl/ ► audio Scrabble 12 Words With Friends 17

Definition

  1. noun a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide).
  2. noun a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control. — synonyms: house_of_cards
  3. noun an impracticable and illusory idea.
  4. noun a dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic.
  5. verb form, produce, or emit bubbles.
  6. verb flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise. — synonyms: ripple, babble, guggle, burble, gurgle
  7. verb rise in bubbles or as if in bubbles.
  8. verb cause to form bubbles.
  9. verb expel gas from the stomach. — synonyms: burp, belch, eruct

Examples

  • “bubbles in window glass, or in a lens”
  • “dot-com bubble”
  • “Are you having a bubble?!”

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