Definitions for bubbles

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bubbles bub·ble

Spelling: [buhb-uh l]

IPA: /ˈbʌb əl/

Bubbles is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 70 anagrams from letters in bubbles (bbbelsu).

Definitions for bubbles

noun

1. a nearly spherical body of gas contained in a liquid.
2. a small globule of gas in a thin liquid envelope.
3. a globule of air or gas, or a globular vacuum, contained in a solid.
4. anything that lacks firmness, substance, or permanence; an illusion or delusion.
5. an inflated speculation, especially if fraudulent:
6. the act or sound of bubbling.
7. a spherical or nearly spherical canopy or shelter; dome:
8. a domelike structure, usually of inflated plastic, used to enclose a swimming pool, tennis court, etc.
9. Informal. a protected, exempt, or unique area, industry, etc.:
10. an area that can be defended, protected, patrolled, etc., or that comes under one's jurisdiction:
11. a sudden, small, temporary change or divergence from a trend:

Verb phrases

1. bubble over, to become lively:

verb (used with object)

1. to cause to bubble; make bubbles in.
2. Archaic. to cheat; deceive; swindle.

verb (used without object)

1. to form, produce, or release bubbles; effervesce.
2. to flow or spout with a gurgling noise; gurgle.
3. to boil:
4. to speak, move, issue forth, or exist in a lively, sparkling manner; exude cheer:
5. to seethe or stir, as with excitement:

Origin of bubbles

1350-1400; Middle English bobel (noun); cognate with Middle Dutch bobbel, Middle Low German bubbele, Sw bubbla

Examples for bubbles

With any luck, the comic book “bubble” will never pop, but all golden ages must eventually come to an end.

Life itself is a bubble and a skepticism, and a sleep within a sleep.

The wild justice of this idea made the blood to bubble in his ears.

The crest is a bubble, and really the effect produced by it is most ludicrous.

His mother listened for the simmer and bubble of the water on the fire.

Even as early as December 4, remarks from inside the bubble were cryptic and frightened.

The captain's triumphant exuberance continued to bubble over.

It appears that, rather than having burst, the comic book “bubble” is just getting started.

All sorts of government policies blew that bubble up until it popped.

He cites the example of the bubble Sisters, a four-piece girl group that made its debut in 2003.