- A thin film of liquid inflated with air or gas; as, a soap
bubble; bubbles on the surface of a river. - A small quantity of air or gas within a liquid body; as,
bubbles rising in champagne or aerated waters. - A globule of air, or globular vacuum, in a transparent
solid; as, bubbles in window glass, or in a lens. - 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 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. - A person deceived by an empty project; a gull. - To rise in bubbles, as liquids when boiling or agitated; to
contain bubbles. - To run with a gurgling noise, as if forming bubbles; as, a
bubbling stream. - To sing with a gurgling or warbling sound.
Meaning of 'bubble' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 . bubble
[ n]
Meaning (1): - a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control
Example in sentence:
a real estate bubble;
his proposal was nothing but a house of cards
Meaning (2): - an impracticable and illusory idea
Example in sentence:
he didn't want to burst the newcomer's bubble
3 . bubble
[ v]
Meaning (3): - flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
Example in sentence:
babbling brooks
Meaning (4): - cause to form bubbles
Example in sentence:
bubble gas through a liquid
Meaning (5): - rise in bubbles or as if in bubbles