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bubble

Noun

∙ A spherically contained volume of air or other gas, especially one made from soapy liquid.
∙ A small spherical cavity in a solid material.
∙ Anything resembling a hollow sphere.
∙ A period of intense speculation in a market, causing prices to rise quickly to irrational levels as the metaphorical bubble expands, and then fall even more quickly as the bubble bursts (eg the South Sea Bubble). economics
∙ Someone who has been ‘bubbled’ or fooled; a dupe. obsolete
∙ The emotional and/or physical atmosphere in which the subject is immersed; circumstances, ambience. figuratively
∙ a Greek (also: bubble and squeak) Cockney rhyming slang
∙ A small, hollow, floating bead or globe, formerly used for testing the strength of spirits.
∙ The globule of air in the spirit tube of a level.
∙ Anything lacking firmness or solidity; a cheat or fraud; an empty project.
∙ A laugh. (also: bubble bath) Cockney rhyming slang
∙ Any of the small magnetized areas that make up bubble memory. computing
∙ The point in a poker tournament when the last player without a prize loses all their chips and leaves the game, leaving only players that are going to win prizes. (e.g., if the last remaining 9 players win prizes, then the point when the 10th player leaves the tournament) poker

Verb

∙ To produce bubbles, to rise up in bubbles (such as in foods cooking or liquids boiling). intransitive
∙ To churn or foment, as if wishing to rise to the surface. intransitive, figuratively
∙ To cheat, delude. transitive, archaic
∙ To cry, weep. intransitive, Scotland and Northern England

BABYLON ENGLISH
bubble v.
sparkle, froth
blister, gas-filled sac; effervescence

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
bubble
bubble
\bub"ble\ (&?;), n. [cf. d. bobbel, dan. boble, sw. bubbla. cf. blob, n.]
1. a thin film of liquid inflated with air or gas; as, a soap bubble; bubbles on the surface of a river. beads of sweat have stood upon thy brow, like bubbles in a late disturbed stream.
2. a small quantity of air or gas within a liquid body; as, bubbles rising in champagne or aërated waters.
3. a globule of air, or globular vacuum, in a transparent solid; as, bubbles in window glass, or in a lens.
4. a small, hollow, floating bead or globe, formerly used for testing the strength of spirits.
5. the globule of air in the spirit tube of a level.
6. anything that wants firmness or solidity; that which is more specious than real; a false show; a cheat or fraud; a delusive scheme; an empty project; a dishonest speculation; as, the south sea bubble. then a soldier seeking the bubble reputation even in the cannon's mouth.
7. a person deceived by an empty project; a gull. [obs.] "ganny's a cheat, and i'm a bubble."
bubble
\bub"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. bubbled (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. bubbling (&?;).] [cf. d. bobbelen, dan. boble. see bubble, n.] 1. to rise in bubbles, as liquids when boiling or agitated; to contain bubbles. the milk that bubbled in the pail.
2. to run with a gurgling noise, as if forming bubbles; as, a bubbling stream.
3. to sing with a gurgling or warbling sound. at mine ear bubbled the nightingale and heeded not.
bubble
n
1. a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)
2. a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control; "his proposal was nothing but a house of cards"; "a real estate bubble" [syn: house of cards ]

3. an impracticable and illusory idea; "he didn't want to burst the newcomer's bubble"
4. a dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic v 1: form produce, or emit bubbles, as of liquids or gases; "the soup was bubbling" 2: flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise, as of water; "babbling brooks" [syn: ripple, babble, guggle, burble, gurgle]
3: expel gas from the stomach; "in china it is polite to burp at the table" [syn: burp, belch, eruct]

similar words(6)

hubble-bubble
soap bubble
bubble shell
bubble sort
bubble up
bubble memory

WORDNET 2.0
bubble
Noun
1. a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)
(hypernym) globule
(hyponym) air bubble
(derivation) ripple, babble, guggle, burble, gurgle
2. a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control; "his proposal was nothing but a house of cards"; "a real estate bubble"
(synonym) house of cards
(hypernym) scheme, strategy
3. an impracticable and illusory idea; "he didn't want to burst the newcomer's bubble"
(hypernym) illusion, fantasy, phantasy, fancy
4. a dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic
(hypernym) covering
Verb
1. form, produce, or emit bubbles; "The soup was bubbling"
(hypernym) emit, breathe, pass off
(hyponym) foam, froth, fizz, effervesce, sparkle
(see-also) bubble over, overflow, spill over
2. flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling brooks"
(synonym) ripple, babble, guggle, burble, gurgle
(hypernym) sound, go
(verb-group) gurgle
3. expel gas from the stomach; "In China it is polite to burp at the table"
(synonym) burp, belch, eruct
(hypernym) emit, breathe, pass off

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Bubble
Bubble or Bubbles may refer to:

Physical bubbles Liquid bubble, a globule of one substance in another, usually gas in a liquidSoap bubble, a bubble formed by a type of soapy water (a thin film of liquid)Antibubble, a droplet of liquid surrounded by a thin film of gasMicrobubbles, are bubbles smaller than one millimetre in diameter, but larger than one micrometre
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

bubble

Noun

∙ A spherically contained volume of air or other gas, especially one made from soapy liquid.
∙ A small spherical cavity in a solid material.
∙ Anything resembling a hollow sphere.
∙ A period of intense speculation in a market, causing prices to rise quickly to irrational levels as the metaphorical bubble expands, and then fall even more quickly as the bubble bursts (eg the South Sea Bubble). economics
∙ Someone who has been ‘bubbled’ or fooled; a dupe. obsolete
∙ The emotional and/or physical atmosphere in which the subject is immersed; circumstances, ambience. figuratively
∙ a Greek (also: bubble and squeak) Cockney rhyming slang
∙ A small, hollow, floating bead or globe, formerly used for testing the strength of spirits.
∙ The globule of air in the spirit tube of a level.
∙ Anything lacking firmness or solidity; a cheat or fraud; an empty project.
∙ A laugh. (also: bubble bath) Cockney rhyming slang
∙ Any of the small magnetized areas that make up bubble memory. computing
∙ The point in a poker tournament when the last player without a prize loses all their chips and leaves the game, leaving only players that are going to win prizes. (e.g., if the last remaining 9 players win prizes, then the point when the 10th player leaves the tournament) poker

Verb

∙ To produce bubbles, to rise up in bubbles (such as in foods cooking or liquids boiling). intransitive
∙ To churn or foment, as if wishing to rise to the surface. intransitive, figuratively
∙ To cheat, delude. transitive, archaic
∙ To cry, weep. intransitive, Scotland and Northern England

BABYLON ENGLISH
bubble v.
sparkle, froth
blister, gas-filled sac; effervescence

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
bubble
bubble
\bub"ble\ (&?;), n. [cf. d. bobbel, dan. boble, sw. bubbla. cf. blob, n.]
1. a thin film of liquid inflated with air or gas; as, a soap bubble; bubbles on the surface of a river. beads of sweat have stood upon thy brow, like bubbles in a late disturbed stream.
2. a small quantity of air or gas within a liquid body; as, bubbles rising in champagne or aërated waters.
3. a globule of air, or globular vacuum, in a transparent solid; as, bubbles in window glass, or in a lens.
4. a small, hollow, floating bead or globe, formerly used for testing the strength of spirits.
5. the globule of air in the spirit tube of a level.
6. anything that wants firmness or solidity; that which is more specious than real; a false show; a cheat or fraud; a delusive scheme; an empty project; a dishonest speculation; as, the south sea bubble. then a soldier seeking the bubble reputation even in the cannon's mouth.
7. a person deceived by an empty project; a gull. [obs.] "ganny's a cheat, and i'm a bubble."
bubble
\bub"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. bubbled (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. bubbling (&?;).] [cf. d. bobbelen, dan. boble. see bubble, n.] 1. to rise in bubbles, as liquids when boiling or agitated; to contain bubbles. the milk that bubbled in the pail.
2. to run with a gurgling noise, as if forming bubbles; as, a bubbling stream.
3. to sing with a gurgling or warbling sound. at mine ear bubbled the nightingale and heeded not.
bubble
n
1. a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)
2. a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control; "his proposal was nothing but a house of cards"; "a real estate bubble" [syn: house of cards ]

3. an impracticable and illusory idea; "he didn't want to burst the newcomer's bubble"
4. a dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic v 1: form produce, or emit bubbles, as of liquids or gases; "the soup was bubbling" 2: flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise, as of water; "babbling brooks" [syn: ripple, babble, guggle, burble, gurgle]
3: expel gas from the stomach; "in china it is polite to burp at the table" [syn: burp, belch, eruct]

similar words(6)

hubble-bubble
soap bubble
bubble shell
bubble sort
bubble up
bubble memory

WORDNET 2.0
bubble
Noun
1. a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)
(hypernym) globule
(hyponym) air bubble
(derivation) ripple, babble, guggle, burble, gurgle
2. a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control; "his proposal was nothing but a house of cards"; "a real estate bubble"
(synonym) house of cards
(hypernym) scheme, strategy
3. an impracticable and illusory idea; "he didn't want to burst the newcomer's bubble"
(hypernym) illusion, fantasy, phantasy, fancy
4. a dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic
(hypernym) covering
Verb
1. form, produce, or emit bubbles; "The soup was bubbling"
(hypernym) emit, breathe, pass off
(hyponym) foam, froth, fizz, effervesce, sparkle
(see-also) bubble over, overflow, spill over
2. flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling brooks"
(synonym) ripple, babble, guggle, burble, gurgle
(hypernym) sound, go
(verb-group) gurgle
3. expel gas from the stomach; "In China it is polite to burp at the table"
(synonym) burp, belch, eruct
(hypernym) emit, breathe, pass off

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Bubble
Bubble or Bubbles may refer to:

Physical bubbles Liquid bubble, a globule of one substance in another, usually gas in a liquidSoap bubble, a bubble formed by a type of soapy water (a thin film of liquid)Antibubble, a droplet of liquid surrounded by a thin film of gasMicrobubbles, are bubbles smaller than one millimetre in diameter, but larger than one micrometre
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