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noun
1.
a nearly spherical body of gas contained in a liquid.
2.
a small globule of gas in a thin liquid envelope.
3.
a globule of air or gas, or a globular vacuum, contained in a solid.
4.
anything that lacks firmness, substance, or permanence; an illusion or delusion.
5.
EXPANDan inflated speculation, especially if fraudulent: The real-estate bubble ruined many investors.
6.
the act or sound of bubbling.
7.
a spherical or nearly spherical canopy or shelter; dome: The bombing plane bristled with machine-gun bubbles. A network of radar bubbles stretches across northern Canada.
8.
a domelike structure, usually of inflated plastic, used to enclose a swimming pool, tennis court, etc.
9.
Informal. a protected, exempt, or unique area, industry, etc.: The oasis is a bubble of green in the middle of the desert.
10.
an area that can be defended, protected, patrolled, etc., or that comes under one's jurisdiction: The carrier fleet's bubble includes the Hawaiian Islands.
11.
COLLAPSEa sudden, small, temporary change or divergence from a trend: In May there was a bubble in car sales, with three percent more being sold than last year.
verb (used without object)
12.
to form, produce, or release bubbles; effervesce.
13.
to flow or spout with a gurgling noise; gurgle.
14.
to boil: The tea bubbled in the pot.
15.
to speak, move, issue forth, or exist in a lively, sparkling manner; exude cheer: The play bubbled with songs and dances.
16.
to seethe or stir, as with excitement: His mind bubbles with plans and schemes.
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verb (used with object)
Verb phrase17.
to cause to bubble; make bubbles in.
18.
Archaic. to cheat; deceive; swindle.
19.
bubble over, to become lively: The last time I saw her she was bubbling over with enthusiasm.
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Word Origin & History
bubble
early 14c. (n.), mid-15c. (v.), perhaps from M.Du. bobbel (n.) and/or M.L.G. bubbeln (v.), all probably of echoic origin. Bubble bath first recorded 1949. Of financial schemes originally in South Sea Bubble (1590s), on notion of "fragile and insubstantial."
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sill  (sĭl) Pronunciation Key
A sheet of igneous rock intruded between layers of older rock. See illustration at batholith. |
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The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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