Bubble

  • 1Bubble — may refer to:Physical bubbles* Liquid bubble, a globule of one substance encased in another, usually air in a liquid * Soap bubble, a bubble formed by soapy water * Antibubble, a droplet of liquid surrounded by a thin film of gasArts and… …

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  • 2bubble — bub‧ble [ˈbʌbl] noun [countable] 1. FINANCE when a lot of people buy shares in a company that is financially weak, with the result that the price of the shares becomes much higher than their real value: • A speculative bubble may have been… …

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  • 3Bubble — (engl. „Blase“) bezeichnet: Bubble Economy, Bezeichnung für eine Volkswirtschaft, welche durch Spekulation angeheizt wird in Film und Literatur: Bubble Boy, US amerikanische Filmkomödie aus dem Jahr 2001 Bubble Gum (Roman), zweiter Roman von… …

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  • 4Bubble — Bub ble, n. [Cf. D. bobbel, Dan. boble, Sw. bubbla. Cf. {Blob}, n.] 1. A thin film of liquid inflated with air or gas; as, a soap bubble; bubbles on the surface of a river. [1913 Webster] Beads of sweat have stood upon thy brow, Like bubbles in a …

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  • 5Bubble Up — is a lemon lime soda pop brand. It was first made in 1917, by Sweet Valley Products Co. of Sandusky, Ohio. [Marvel, Bill. The tale of Two Bubble Ups. Dallas Morning News . (December 11, 2004). ] In 1978, Bubble Up was purchased by The Monarch… …

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  • 6bubble — [bub′əl] n. [ME bobel, of echoic orig., as in MDu bubbel] 1. a very thin film of liquid forming a ball around air or gas [soap bubbles] 2. a tiny ball of air or gas in a liquid or solid, as in carbonated water, glass, etc. 3. anything shaped like …

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  • 7bubble — 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… …

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  • 8bubble — ► NOUN 1) a thin sphere of liquid enclosing air or another gas. 2) an air or gas filled spherical cavity in a liquid or a solidified liquid such as glass. 3) a transparent domed cover. ► VERB 1) (of a liquid) be agitated by rising bubbles of air… …

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  • 9Bubble — Bub ble, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bubbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bubbling}.] [Cf. D. bobbelen, Dan. boble. See {Bubble}, n.] 1. To rise in bubbles, as liquids when boiling or agitated; to contain bubbles. [1913 Webster] The milk that bubbled in the pail …

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  • 10bubble — [n] globule of air air ball*, balloon, barm, bead, blister, blob, drop, droplet, effervescence, foam, froth, lather, sac, spume, vesicle; concept 437 bubble [v] foam, froth up, especially with sound boil, burble, churn, eddy, effervesce, erupt,… …

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