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A spherically contained volume of air or other gas, especially one made from soapy liquid.
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A small spherical cavity in a solid material.
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bubbles in window glass, or in a lens
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(by extension) Anything resembling a hollow sphere.
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Anything lacking firmness or solidity; a cheat or fraud; an empty project.
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A period of intense speculation in a market, causing prices to rise quickly to irrational levels as the metaphorical bubble expands, and then fall even more quickly as the bubble bursts.
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dot-com bubble
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The emotional and/or physical atmosphere in which the subject is immersed.
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An officer's station in a prison dormitory, affording views on all sides.
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Someone who has been ‘bubbled’ or fooled; a dupe.
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A small, hollow, floating bead or globe, formerly used for testing the strength of spirits.
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The globule of air in the chamber of a spirit level.
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A laugh.
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Are you having a bubble?!
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A Greek.
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Any of the small magnetized areas that make up bubble memory.
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The point in a poker tournament when the last player without a prize loses all their chips and leaves the game, leaving only players that are going to win prizes. (e.g., if the last remaining 9 players win prizes, then the point when the 10th player leaves the tournament)
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Many players tend to play timidly (not play many hands) around the bubble, to keep their chips and last longer in the game.
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A group of people who are in quarantine together.