BUBBLE as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic
    Hypernyms(s) bubble is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • an impracticable and illusory idea
    Usage Example(s)
    • he didn”t want to burst the newcomer’’s bubble
    Hypernyms(s) bubble is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • his proposal was nothing but a house of cards
    • a real estate bubble
    Hypernyms(s) bubble is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  4. Meaning
    • a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)
    Hypernyms(s) bubble is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)

BUBBLE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • expel gas from the stomach
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • In China it is polite to burp at the table
    Hypernyms(s) bubble is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • form, produce, or emit bubbles
    Usage Example(s)
    • The soup was bubbling
    Hypernyms(s) bubble is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) See Also Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • babbling brooks
    Hypernyms(s) bubble is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)