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bubble
a dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic
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noun
a dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic
noun
an impracticable and illusory idea
“he didn't want to burst the newcomer's bubble”
noun
a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control
“his proposal was nothing but a house of cards”
noun
a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)
verb
expel gas from the stomach
“Please don't burp at the table”
verb
form, produce, or emit bubbles
“The soup was bubbling”
verb
cause to form bubbles
“bubble gas through a liquid”
verb
rise in bubbles or as if in bubbles
“bubble to the surface”
verb
flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
“babbling brooks”
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he didn't want to burst the newcomer's bubble
his proposal was nothing but a house of cards
a real estate bubble
Please don't burp at the table
The soup was bubbling
bubble gas through a liquid
bubble to the surface
babbling brooks
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