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