bubbles

Soap film spheres

Bubbles are thin spheres of liquid enclosing air or gas, as in soap bubbles or the bubbles in champagne.

The word extends to anything similarly round and hollow, or to any situation that swells impressively before bursting: the housing bubble, the tech bubble.

To bubble is to form bubbles or rise in them: Water bubbled up from the spring.

Something that bubbles over exceeds its container, literally or figuratively: She was bubbling over with enthusiasm.

soap

suds

Soapy froth

  • latherFoamy soap bubbles
  • foamBubble-filled substance
  • bathWashing in water

shampoo · detergent · washing · dishwashing · scrubbing · rinse · handwash · cleanser · soapy · bathtime

carbonation

fizz

Bubbly hissing sound

champagne · prosecco · tonic · seltzer · carbonated · mineral water · cola · lemonade · cava · spritz

shape

sphere

Perfectly round solid

  • orbLuminous celestial body
  • globuleSmall spherical drop
  • roundCurved like circle

circular · ball · spherical · droplet · bead · globular · dome · convex · curvature · cluster

playfulness

blowing

Moving air forcefully

  • wandThin ceremonial stick
  • popFizzy drink, regionally
  • floatingStaying atop liquid

chasing · childhood · giggles · fun · whimsy · iridescent · rainbow · shimmer · drift · bounce

transience

pop

Fizzy drink, regionally

fragile · delicate · momentary · vanishing · short-lived · evanescent · impermanence · dissipating · fading · disappearing

economic

speculation

Unproven theorizing or risky investment

inflation · burst · dot-com · tulip · asset · overvaluation · boom · bust · frenzy · collapse

affection

sweetie

Fond nickname for someone

  • darlingBeloved person or pet
  • honeyBees' viscous nectar product
  • dearTreasured or costly

sweetheart · love · pet · precious · angel · doll · cutie · babe · honeybunch · lamb

speech

chatter

Light, rapid speech

burble · murmur · blather · gabble · jabber · ramble · twitter · prate

Categories
Opposites
physical state and structure

bubblessolid

Firm matter state

dense · compact · bubbleless · continuous · homogeneous

permanence and stability

bubblespermanence

Quality of lasting indefinitely

durability · solidity · stability · lasting · enduring

surface behavior in liquid

bubblessinks

Drops or wash basins

settles · sediment · descends · precipitate · freezes

Phrases
Family

bubble, bubbly, bubbling, bubbled, bubblegum, bubble bath, bubbler, bubblies, bubblegums

Familiarity
Top 5,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G