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bubble

/ bubble /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic
Type of:
covering
noun Sense 2
an impracticable and illusory idea
"he didn''t want to burst the newcomer''s bubble"
Type of:
illusion fantasy phantasy
noun Sense 3
a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)
Type of:
globule
Kinds of:
air bubble foam froth soap bubble
Derived:
ripple babble guggle burble gurgle
verb Sense 4
form, produce, or emit bubbles
"The soup was bubbling"
Type of:
emit breathe pass off
Kinds of:
foam froth fizz effervesce sparkle
See also:
bubble over overflow spill over
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
noun Sense 5
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"
Type of:
scheme strategy
verb Sense 6
expel gas from the stomach
"In China it is polite to burp at the table"
Type of:
emit breathe pass off
Derived:
belch belching burp burping eructation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 7
flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
"babbling brooks"
Type of:
sound go
Derived:
gurgle drinking fountain water fountain bubbler ripple
Verb group:
gurgle
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
78%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
43
Times Searched
3
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covering illusion fantasy phantasy globule air bubble foam froth soap bubble emit breathe pass off