(v): expel (gases or odors)
(v): flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
(v): make a certain noise or sound
(v): rise in bubbles or as if in bubbles
(v): move upward
(v): cause to form bubbles
(v): cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
(v): expel gas from the stomach
(v): expel (gases or odors)
(n): a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)
(n): a small globe or ball
(n): a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control
(n): an elaborate and systematic plan of action
(n): an impracticable and illusory idea
(n): something many people believe that is false
(n): a dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic
(n): an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)
In its swelling pride
the bubble doubts the truth of the sea,
and laughs and bursts into emptiness.
--Rabindranath Tagore, Fireflies
A commercial soap preparation sold in a small plastic bottle with a bubble "wand" for use by children in blowing soap bubbles for amusement.