- Bubble
- Pronunciation:
-
\ˈbə-bəl\
- Function:
- noun
- Usage:
- often attributive
- Etymology:
- Middle English bobel
- Date:
- 14th century
1: a small globule typically hollow and light: as a: a small body of gas within a liquid b: a thin film of liquid inflated with air or gas c: a globule in a transparent solid d: something (as a plastic or inflatable structure) that is hemispherical or semicylindrical
2 a: something that lacks firmness, solidity, or reality b: a delusive scheme
3: a sound like that of
4:
5: a state of booming economic activity (as in a stock market) that often ends in a sudden collapse
6: the condition of being at risk of exclusion or replacement (as from a tournament) —usually used in the phrase on the bubble<teams still on the bubble for the play-offs>
bubble. (2008). In Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary.
Retrieved May 15, 2008, from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bubble
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