bubble
/ˈbʌbəl/
A spherically contained volume of air or other gas in a liquid, commonly a soapy liquid; A small spherical cavity in a solid material; Anything resembling a hollow sphere; Anything lacking firmness or solidity
- plural
- bubbles
Meanings
- 1
A spherically contained volume of air or other gas in a liquid, commonly a soapy liquid
She took a bubble bath.
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Mary took a bubble bath.
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- 2
A small spherical cavity in a solid material
- 3
Anything resembling a hollow sphere
- 4
Anything lacking firmness or solidity; a cheat or fraud; an empty project
- 5
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
- 6
The emotional or physical atmosphere in which a subject is immersed; especially, a homogeneous atmosphere in which subjects are spared exposure to culture or ideas different from their ownrare
- 7
An officer's station in a prison dormitory, affording views on all sidesrare
- 8
Someone who has been ‘bubbled’ or fooled; a duperare
- 9
A small, hollow, floating bead or globe, formerly used for testing the strength of spiritsrare
- 10
The globule of air in the chamber of a spirit levelrare