Thesaurus: bubble

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1. n. A thin film of liquid inflated with air or gas; as, a soap bubble; bubbles on the surface of a river.
2. n. A small quantity of air or gas within a liquid body; as, bubbles rising in champagne or aerated waters.
3. n. A globule of air, or globular vacuum, in a transparent solid; as, bubbles in window glass, or in a lens.
4. n. A small, hollow, floating bead or globe, formerly used for testing the strength of spirits.
5. n. The globule of air in the spirit tube of a level.
6. 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.
7. n. A person deceived by an empty project; a gull.
8. n. To rise in bubbles, as liquids when boiling or agitated; to contain bubbles.
9. n. To run with a gurgling noise, as if forming bubbles; as, a bubbling stream.
10. n. To sing with a gurgling or warbling sound.
11. n. a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)
12. n. a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control