Bubble

Quick meaning: Bubble is a noun meaning A spherically contained volume of air or other gas, especially one made from soapy liquid.

Meaning

A spherically contained volume of air or other gas, especially one made from soapy liquid.

More Meanings

1. A small spherical cavity in a solid material.
2. (by extension) Anything resembling a hollow sphere.
3. (figurative) Anything lacking firmness or solidity; a cheat or fraud; an empty project.
4. An officer's station in a prison dormitory, affording views on all sides.
5. (economics) 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. (figurative) 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 own.
7. (obsolete) Someone who has been ‘bubbled’ or fooled; a dupe.

Example Sentences

dot-com bubble

real estate bubble

bubbles in window glass, or in a lens

Then a soldier […] / Seeking the bubble reputation / Even in the cannon's mouth

Word Forms

• bubbles
• bubbling
• bubbled

Synonyms for bubble

Depending on context, synonyms include bull, circumstances, ambience, giraffe, burble, ripple.

Antonyms for bubble

Common opposites include antibubble.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include guggle, ripple, burble, gurgle, belch, burp.

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