| bubble | | |
| n. (object) | 1. bubble | a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide). |
| ~ air bubble | a bubble of air. |
| ~ foam, froth | a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid.; "the beer had a thick head of foam" |
| ~ globule | a small globe or ball. |
| ~ soap bubble | a bubble formed by a thin soap film. |
| n. (cognition) | 2. bubble, house of cards | a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control.; "his proposal was nothing but a house of cards"; "a real estate bubble" |
| ~ scheme, strategy | an elaborate and systematic plan of action. |
| n. (cognition) | 3. bubble | an impracticable and illusory idea.; "he didn't want to burst the newcomer's bubble" |
| ~ fancy, phantasy, illusion, fantasy | something many people believe that is false.; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy" |
| n. (artifact) | 4. bubble | a dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic. |
| ~ covering | an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it). |
| v. (change) | 5. bubble | form, produce, or emit bubbles.; "The soup was bubbling" |
| ~ emit, pass off, breathe | expel (gases or odors). |
| ~ effervesce, fizz, foam, form bubbles, froth, sparkle | become bubbly or frothy or foaming.; "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water" |
| v. (perception) | 6. babble, bubble, burble, guggle, gurgle, ripple | flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise.; "babbling brooks" |
| ~ sound, go | make a certain noise or sound.; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" |
| ~ gurgle | make sounds similar to gurgling water.; "The baby gurgled with satisfaction when the mother tickled it" |
| v. (motion) | 7. bubble | rise in bubbles or as if in bubbles.; "bubble to the surface" |
| ~ go up, rise, move up, lift, arise, come up, uprise | move upward.; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" |
| v. (change) | 8. bubble | cause to form bubbles.; "bubble gas through a liquid" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ bubble | form, produce, or emit bubbles.; "The soup was bubbling" |
| v. (body) | 9. belch, bubble, burp, eruct | expel gas from the stomach.; "In China it is polite to burp at the table" |
| ~ emit, pass off, breathe | expel (gases or odors). |
| foam | | |
| n. (object) | 1. foam, froth | a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid.; "the beer had a thick head of foam" |
| ~ shaving foam | toiletry consisting of a liquid preparation containing many small bubbles that soften the beard before shaving. |
| ~ bubble | a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide). |
| ~ head | the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container.; "the beer had a large head of foam" |
| ~ lather | the foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse). |
| ~ lather, soapsuds, suds | the froth produced by soaps or detergents. |
| ~ spume | foam or froth on the sea. |
| ~ white water, whitewater | frothy water as in rapids or waterfalls. |
| n. (substance) | 2. foam | a lightweight material in cellular form; made by introducing gas bubbles during manufacture. |
| ~ material, stuff | the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object.; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread" |
| ~ styrofoam | a light resilient foam of polystyrene. |
| ~ foam rubber | spongy rubber; made by introducing air bubbles before vulcanization and used for cushioning or upholstery. |
| v. (change) | 3. effervesce, fizz, foam, form bubbles, froth, sparkle | become bubbly or frothy or foaming.; "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water" |
| ~ lather | form a lather.; "The shaving cream lathered" |
| ~ bubble | form, produce, or emit bubbles.; "The soup was bubbling" |
| ~ seethe | foam as if boiling.; "a seething liquid" |
| froth | | |
| v. (change) | 1. froth, spume, suds | make froth or foam and become bubbly.; "The river foamed" |
| ~ create, make | make or cause to be or to become.; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" |
| v. (body) | 2. froth | exude or expel foam.; "the angry man was frothing at the mouth" |
| ~ exudate, exude, ooze out, transude, ooze | release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities.; "exude sweat through the pores" |
| ~ lather | exude sweat or lather.; "this unfit horse lathers easily" |
| lather | | |
| n. (object) | 1. lather, soapsuds, suds | the froth produced by soaps or detergents. |
| ~ shaving cream, shaving soap | toiletry consisting of a preparation of soap and fatty acids that forms a rich lather for softening the beard before shaving. |
| ~ foam, froth | a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid.; "the beer had a thick head of foam" |
| n. (state) | 2. fret, lather, stew, sweat, swither | agitation resulting from active worry.; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams" |
| ~ agitation | a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance. |
| n. (person) | 3. lather | a workman who puts up laths. |
| ~ working man, working person, workingman, workman | an employee who performs manual or industrial labor. |
| n. (object) | 4. lather | the foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse). |
| ~ foam, froth | a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid.; "the beer had a thick head of foam" |
| v. (contact) | 5. flog, lash, lather, slash, strap, trounce, welt, whip | beat severely with a whip or rod.; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced" |
| ~ beat up, work over, beat | give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression.; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students" |
| ~ flagellate, scourge | whip.; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves" |
| ~ leather | whip with a leather strap. |
| ~ horsewhip | whip with a whip intended for horses. |
| ~ switch | flog with or as if with a flexible rod. |
| ~ cowhide | flog with a cowhide. |
| ~ cat | beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails. |
| ~ birch | whip with a birch twig. |
| v. (change) | 6. lather | form a lather.; "The shaving cream lathered" |
| ~ effervesce, fizz, foam, form bubbles, froth, sparkle | become bubbly or frothy or foaming.; "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water" |
| v. (body) | 7. lather | exude sweat or lather.; "this unfit horse lathers easily" |
| ~ froth | exude or expel foam.; "the angry man was frothing at the mouth" |
| v. (body) | 8. lather, soap | rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning. |
| ~ cleanse, clean | clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing.; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner" |
| ~ lave, wash | cleanse (one's body) with soap and water. |
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