Dictionary Check: bubble

"bubble" is a valid word!

Scrabble 12 points
Words with Friends 17 points

Definition

noun

a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)

noun

a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control

Example: "his proposal was nothing but a house of cards"
Synonyms:
noun

an impracticable and illusory idea

Example: "he didn't want to burst the newcomer's bubble"
noun

a dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic

verb

form, produce, or emit bubbles

Example: "The soup was bubbling"
verb

flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise

Example: "babbling brooks"

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