1. to inform;
from the rhyming slang bubble and squeek meaning speak 2. a Greek;
from the cockney rhyming slang bubble and
squeek
To
bubble up
means to
become wealthy or successful.
originally the expression comes from the manufacturing process of
crack cocaine in
which additives increase the supply.
a leak; to urinate
a
racing double,
the daily double; 2) trouble
bubbleub"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.
beads of
sweat have stood upon thy brow,
like bubbles in a
late disturbed stream.
2. a
small quantity of
air or
gas within a
liquid body; as,
bubbles rising in
champagne or aërated waters.
3. a
globule of air, or
globular vacuum, in a
transparent solid; as,
bubbles in
window glass, or in a lens.
4. a small, hollow,
floating bead or globe,
formerly used for testing the strength of spirits.
5. the globule of
air in
the spirit tube of a level.
6. 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.
then a
soldier seeking the bubble reputation even in
the cannon's mouth.
7. a
person deceived by an
empty project; a gull. [obs.] "ganny's a cheat,
and i'm a bubble."
bubble ub"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.
the milk that bubbled in
the pail.
2. to
run with a
gurgling noise, as if
forming bubbles; as, a
bubbling stream.
3. to
sing with a
gurgling or
warbling sound. at
mine ear bubbled the nightingale and heeded not.
bubble n
1. a
hollow globule of
gas (e.g.,
air or
carbon dioxide)
2. a
speculative scheme that depends on
unstable factors that the planner cannot control; "his
proposal was nothing but a
house of cards"; "a
real estate bubble"
[syn: house of cards ] 3. an
impracticable and illusory idea; "he
didn't want to
burst the newcomer's bubble"
4. a dome-shaped
covering made of
transparent glass or
plastic v 1:
form produce, or
emit bubbles, as of
liquids or gases; "the
soup was bubbling" 2:
flow in an
irregular current with a
bubbling noise, as of water; "babbling brooks"
[syn: ripple, babble, guggle, burble, gurgle] 3:
expel gas from the stomach; "in
china it is
polite to
burp at
the table"
[syn: burp, belch, eruct] Â Â similar words(6)Â
 hubble-bubbleÂ
 soap bubble  bubble shellÂ
 bubble sort  bubble upÂ
 bubble memory (
n.)
To
sing with a
gurgling or
warbling sound. Â
(
n.)
To
run with a
gurgling noise, as if
forming bubbles; as, a
bubbling stream. Â
(
n.)
To
rise in bubbles, as
liquids when boiling or agitated; to
contain bubbles. Â
(
n.)
The
globule of
air in
the spirit tube of a level. Â
(
n.)
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. Â
(
n.)
A
thin film of
liquid inflated with air or gas; as, a
soap bubble;
bubbles on
the surface of a river. Â
(
n.)
A small, hollow,
floating bead or globe,
formerly used for testing the strength of spirits. Â
(
n.)
A
small quantity of
air or
gas within a
liquid body; as,
bubbles rising in
champagne or
aerated waters. Â
(
n.)
A
person deceived by an
empty project; a gull. Â
(
n.)
A
globule of air, or
globular vacuum, in a
transparent solid; as,
bubbles in
window glass, or in a lens. Â
OriginFrom Shakespeare's Macbeth
Noun1. a
hollow globule of
gas (e.g.,
air or
carbon dioxide) (hypernym)
globule (hyponym)
air bubble (derivation) ripple, babble, guggle, burble, gurgle2. a
speculative scheme that depends on
unstable factors that the planner cannot control; "his
proposal was nothing but a
house of cards"; "a
real estate bubble" (synonym)
house of
cards (hypernym) scheme, strategy3. an
impracticable and illusory idea; "he
didn't want to
burst the newcomer's bubble" (hypernym) illusion, fantasy, phantasy, fancy4. a dome-shaped
covering made of
transparent glass or
plastic (hypernym) covering
Verb1. form, produce, or
emit bubbles; "The
soup was bubbling" (hypernym) emit, breathe,
pass off (hyponym) foam, froth, fizz, effervesce,
sparkle (see-also)
bubble over, overflow,
spill over2.
flow in an
irregular current with a
bubbling noise; "babbling brooks" (synonym) ripple, babble, guggle, burble,
gurgle (hypernym) sound, go (verb-group) gurgle3.
expel gas from the stomach; "In
china it is
polite to
burp at
the table" (synonym) burp, belch,
eruct (hypernym) emit, breathe,
pass off
boilgeog
Berwi = v. to boil; to bubble
Boglynu = v. to boss; to bubble
Cloch = n. a bell, a bubble
Gorferwi = v. to bubble
Llaig = n. a
bubble on water
Morwyf = n. a bubble
Tyniar = n. a bubble
(especially TV
and Film)
replacement lamp.
Bubble may refer to:Soap bubble,
spherical liquid filmBubble gum, a
type of
gum suited to
blowing bubblesLiquid bubble, a globule of
one substance inside another (e.g.
gas bubbles in a liquid; or
gas bubbles in glass), or of the vapor (gaseous) phase of
the same substance in
the liquid phase.Antibubble,
drops of
liquid attached by gasSpeech bubble,
used in comic books, strips, and cartoons Radio bubble,
the concept of
high power earth-based
radio and television broadcast signals leaking through the atmosphere,
and spreading into outer space in a
bubble shapeCavitation, an
ephemeral pocket of
air that quickly arises and disappears in
liquid under certain circumstancesBubble (automobile), a mid 1990s or
later american sedan modified to
become a Hi-Riser.Bubble (computer),
the name given to a
hiccup in
execution of a pipeline (computer)A
term for a
circle drawn on
digital circuit diagrams to
denote the compliment.
certain gates are denoted by a
combination of
ands and or
gates and "bubbles".
optimizing a
digital circuit, or
converting gates from one type to
another can employ bubble pushing.Bubble (economics),
where speculation causes prices to
rise to
unsustainable levelsSee
list of
examples at
economic bubble#ExamplesBubble snails, a
family of
marine heterostroph
snails with bubble-shaped shellsReal
estate bubble an
economic bubble in
the price of
real estateStock
market bubble an
economic bubble in
the price of equitiesAÂ dome, (normally) transparentLight bulb, in
theater lighting terminologyPoker tournament terminology,
going out "on
the bubble"
means to be
the highest-placed
finisher who wins no moneyIn
reference to sports, a
team or
individual that is in
the final qualifying position but could be
replaced by a lower-ranked
team or
individual is
considered to be "on
the bubble"Isolation (psychology), "living in a bubble"Bubble,
the dive angle of a submarinePark Cities, Texas,
bubble being a
common nickname for these two suburbs of DallasBubble Rhythm, an
organ playing technique used heavily in
reggae music,
playing every 16th
note except for numbered downbeats.Bubble
and squeak, a traditional English dish
made with shallow-fried,
leftover vegetables.
(n.)
the experience, mana,
stamina and health indicators. So
called because they look like 5
connected bubbles. e.g. "I've
got half a
bubble til 5th!" cf.
bar.
A
roughly spheroidal shell of
interstellar gas blown outward from a
star by a
stellar explosion or
strong stellar wind.
duk, dukau
A
system under which existing emissions sources can propose alternate means to
comply with a
set of
emissions limitations;
under the bubble concept,
sources can control more than required at
one emission point where control costs are relatively low in
return for a
comparable relaxation of
controls at a
second emission point where costs are higher.
A
system under which existing emissions sources can propose alternate means to
comply with a
set of
emissions limitations;
under the bubble concept,
sources can control more than required at
one emission point where control costs are relatively low in
return for a
comparable relaxation of
controls at a
second emission point where costs are higher.
a
collection of
air or
gas surrounded by a
permeable membrane through which gases can enter or exit.
