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    Bubble

    Definitions

    1 | verb | form, produce, or emit bubbles 2 | verb | flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise 3 | verb | rise in bubbles or as if in bubbles 4 | verb | cause to form bubbles 5 | verb | expel gas from the stomach 6 | noun | a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide) 7 | noun | a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control 8 | noun | an impracticable and illusory idea 9 | noun | a dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic (9 meanings)

    Pronunciation

    b'uhbuhl (IPA: bˈʌbəl)

    Hyphenation

    bub-ble (6 letters | 2 syllables)

    First known use in English

    1398 (Late Middle ages) (627 years ago)

    Word origin

    Middle Dutch

    Word frequency history

    Inflected forms

    bubbled | bubbling | bubbles

    Synonyms

    babble | burble | guggle | gurgle | ripple | belch | burp | eruct | house of cards (total: 9)

    Narrower terms

    effervesce | fizz | foam | form bubbles | froth | sparkle | air bubble | soap bubble (total: 8)

    Broader terms

    breathe | emit | pass off | go | sound | arise | come up | go up | lift | move up | rise | uprise | alter | change | modify | ... (total: 23)

    Rhymes

    double | redouble | rubble | stubble | trouble (total: 5) (based on typical American pronunciation)

    Lexically close words

    babble | bobble | bubbly

    Anagrams

    (none among common words)

    Phrases

    bubble and squeak | bubble bath | bubble chamber | bubble dance | bubble gum | bubble gum dermatitis | bubble-jet printer | bubble jet printer | bubble over | bubble pack | ... (total: 14)

    Other notable uses

    The Mississippi Bubble (Emerson Hough)

    Bubble Boy | Bubble

    bubble.com | bubble.net | bubble.org | bubble.info | bubble.biz (total: 5)

    Crossword puzzle clues

    (none)

    Scrabble score

    12 (International English) | 12 (North American English)

    Phone keypad digits

    (???) ?28-2253

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