bubble

Noun
  1. A hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide) (synset 109252616)
    is a type of: globule - a small globe or ball
    subtypes:
  2. A speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control (synset 105915845)
    "his proposal was nothing but a house of cards"; "a real estate bubble"
    is a type of: scheme, strategy - an elaborate and systematic plan of action
    same as: house of cards
  3. An impracticable and illusory idea (synset 105904986)
    "he didn't want to burst the newcomer's bubble"
    is a type of: fancy, fantasy, illusion, phantasy - something many people believe that is false
  4. A dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic (synset 102912378)
    is a type of: covering - an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)
Verb
  1. Form, produce, or emit bubbles (synset 200520136)
    "The soup was bubbling"
    is a type of: breathe, emit, pass off - expel (gases or odors)
    subtypes: effervesce, fizz, foam, form bubbles, froth, sparkle - become bubbly or frothy or foaming
  2. Flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise (synset 202192368)
    "babbling brooks"
    is a type of: go, sound - make a certain noise or sound
    same as: babble, burble, guggle, gurgle, ripple
    verb group: gurgle - make sounds similar to gurgling water
  3. Rise in bubbles or as if in bubbles (synset 201973091)
    "bubble to the surface"
    is a type of: arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise - move upward
  4. Cause to form bubbles (synset 200520309)
    "bubble gas through a liquid"
    causes: bubble - form, produce, or emit bubbles
    is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
  5. Expel gas from the stomach (synset 200003443)
    "Please don't burp at the table"
    is a type of: breathe, emit, pass off - expel (gases or odors)
    same as: belch, burp, eruct

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