bubble
noun
[ ˈbʌb(ə)l ]
• a thin sphere of liquid enclosing air or another gas.
• "we'd shake up a piece of soap in a tin of warm water and blow bubbles"
• used to refer to a good or fortunate situation that is isolated from reality or unlikely to last.
• "we both lived in a bubble, the kind provided by occupying a privileged pied-à-terre in Greenwich Village"
Similar:
illusion,
delusion,
fantasy,
dream,
pipe dream,
daydream,
chimera,
vanity,
castle in the air,
transient phenomenon,
short-lived phenomenon,
pie in the sky,
• a transparent domed cover or enclosure.
• "piglets born into a sterile bubble"
• a marine mollusc that typically has a thin scroll-like shell.
bubble
verb
• (of a liquid) form rising bubbles of gas or air.
• "a pot of coffee bubbled away on the stove"
Similar:
sparkle,
fizz,
effervesce,
gurgle,
foam,
froth,
spume,
boil,
simmer,
seethe,
Opposite:
be flat,
be still,
Origin:
Middle English: partly imitative, partly an alteration of burble.
on the bubble
• (of a sports player or team) occupying the last qualifying position on a team or for a tournament, and liable to be replaced by another.
• "he's never lived up to his high selection, and is on the bubble for a roster spot"
