noun Download 🔗Share A spherically contained volume of air or other gas, especially one made from soapy liquid. Examples : "The children played with a colorful bubble, watching it float and pop in the air. " physics material substance science thing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small spherical cavity in a solid material. Examples : "bubbles in window glass, or in a lens" material physics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (by extension) Anything resembling a hollow sphere. Examples : "The soap film formed a beautiful bubble, almost perfectly round. " appearance physics material thing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Anything lacking firmness or solidity; a cheat or fraud; an empty project. Examples : "His plan to get rich quick was just a bubble; it had no real foundation. " business economy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A period of intense speculation in a market, causing prices to rise quickly to irrational levels as the metaphorical bubble expands, and then fall even more quickly as the bubble bursts. Examples : "dot-com bubble" economy finance business Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The emotional and/or physical atmosphere in which the subject is immersed. Examples : "The positive bubble of excitement surrounded the team as they prepared for the big presentation. " emotion mind condition situation environment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An officer's station in a prison dormitory, affording views on all sides. Examples : "The prisoner's bubble offered a good view of the entire dormitory. " building police architecture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Someone who has been ‘bubbled’ or fooled; a dupe. Examples : "The new student was a bubble, easily persuaded by the older students' lies. " person character language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small, hollow, floating bead or globe, formerly used for testing the strength of spirits. Examples : "The chemist used a small glass bubble to test the strength of the alcohol solution. " utensil drink chemistry substance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The globule of air in the chamber of a spirit level. Examples : "The spirit level showed a small bubble, indicating the surface was perfectly flat. " technical device physics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share A Greek. Examples : "My history teacher said that ancient Greek philosophers like Plato and Aristotle were important influences on Western thought, and that a bubble, a Greek, played a role in their development. " nation person history culture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any of the small magnetized areas that make up bubble memory. Examples : "The computer technician carefully examined the tiny bubble memory chips, noting the location of each bubble. " technology electronics computing machine device technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The point in a poker tournament when the last player without a prize loses all their chips and leaves the game, leaving only players that are going to win prizes. (e.g., if the last remaining 9 players win prizes, then the point when the 10th player leaves the tournament) Examples : "Many players tend to play timidly (not play many hands) around the bubble, to keep their chips and last longer in the game." game business finance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A group of people who are in quarantine together. Examples : "The students in the classroom formed a bubble, staying apart from other students during the COVID-19 outbreak. " group virus family Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To produce bubbles, to rise up in bubbles (such as in foods cooking or liquids boiling). Examples : "The soup was bubbling gently on the stovetop. " food drink process chemistry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To cheat, delude. Examples : "The salesman was trying to bubble the customer into buying a much more expensive car than they needed. " moral character attitude action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To cover with bubbles. Examples : "The children bubbled the baking soda mixture with the whisk, creating a foamy, bubbly texture. " appearance process chemistry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To bubble in; to mark a response on a form by filling in a circular area (‘bubble’). Examples : "Please bubble in the correct circle for question number three on the application form. " mark writing education Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
