BUBBLES

"BUBBLES" is a plural of: bubble.

Date "BUBBLES" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1120. (references)

Mining

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Synonym: BUBBLES

Crosswords: BUBBLES

Hello Mr. Bubbles, aliens are attacking my house (Lilo & Stitch; writing credit: Chris Sanders)

I hate bubbles! I hate bubblebath and bubblegum and bubble everything (Flipper; writing credit: Allison Adler; Michael Berlin)

Just a thought I wanted to pop into your fishbowl to see if it blows bubbles. (Drop the Dead Donkey; writing credit: Andy Hamilton; Guy Jenkin)

I didn't even read the questions, I just took a number 2 pencil and filled in the bubbles as fast as I could (Happy Together; writing credit: Craig J. Nevius)

Bubbles, bubbles everywhere, and not a drop to drink yet. (Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory; writing credit: Roald Dahl)

Hot tub bubbles surrounding me (One Of Those Days; performing artist: Whitney Houston; writing credit: Kevin Briggs, Patrice Stewart, Dwight Reynolds, Ernest Isley, Marvin Isley, Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley, Christopher Jasper, Warren Zevon & David Lindell)

Big ben blew big blue bubbles. (references; author: unknown)

Baby Bubbles (1973)

Charlie Bubbles (1967)

Gay Bubbles (1946)

Bubbles and Troubles (1933)

I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles (1930)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Apples, Bubbles, and Crystals: Your Science ABCs (reference)

• Bubbles Ablaze (reference)

• Asset Pricing Under Asymmetric Information: Bubbles, Crashes, Technical Analysis, and Herding (reference)

• Stock Market: Bubbles, Volatility, and Chaos: Proceedings of the Thirteenth Annual Economic Policy Conference of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Lo (reference)

• Bubbles Bedazzled (reference)

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Music

• Tiny Bubbles (reference)

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Consumer Goods

• Laura Glass 5-Piece Margarita Set with Large Bubbles, Amber (reference)

  (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)

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A monstrous black hole's rude table manners include blowing huge bubbles of hot gas into ... Credit: NASA.

Bubbles frame diver cruising a coral reef. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP).

Diver deploys respiration bubbles over coral heads. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP).

AQUARIUS ops: talk bubbles provide remote air, comms and equipment drop points. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP).

Acrylic painting of a spectacled eider flying over an Arctic seascape by Joseph Hautman, 410 Sycamore Circle, Plymouth, MN 55441. Hautman's design was one of 585 entered in the 1991 Federal Duck Stamp Contest. He studied art and physics at the University of Minnesota where he received a degree in physics and later received a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Michigan. His published work has contributed to the understanding of a broad range of phenomenon -- from the shapes of water droplets and snow flakes to the miscroscopic structures of soap bubbles and cell membranes. Return to the Federal Duck Stamp Office Home Page.

Series of "bubbles" in the unique production process at new Saran Wrap plant. Credit: Library of Congress.

Entertainers Buck and Bubbles on stage, full-length portrait, facing slightly left, dancing. Credit: Library of Congress.

Production. Copper. Two flotation machines at the Arthur plant of the Utah Copper Company. The bubbles remove the fine particles of copper from the finely ground ore. Credit: Library of Congress.

Boy blowing bubbles outdoors. Credit: Library of Congress.

Portrait of John W. Bubbles, as Sporting Life in Porgy & Bess. Credit: Library of Congress.

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Health

During apoptosis, bubbles or "blebs" form in the outer cell membrane, and membrane-enclosed fragments of the cell may break away. The cell nucleus also condenses and fragments, and polyribosomes (the cellular machinery for synthesizing proteins) break up. In most cells, enzymes cut DNA into unequal pieces. (references)

Antacids, such as Mylanta II, Maalox II, and Di-Gel, contain simethicone, a foaming agent that joins gas bubbles in the stomach so that gas is more easily belched away. However, these medicines have no effect on intestinal gas. The recommended dose is 2 to 4 tablespoons of the simethicone preparation taken 1/2 to 2 hours after meals. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Expressions using "BUBBLES": blow bubbles ♦ full of bubbles ♦ train of bubbles on wire. Additional references.

Ending with "BUBBLES": air-bubbles, gas-bubbles, pre-bubbles.

Danish

blaeresvaerm (bubble train, train of bubbles on wire), blaeredannelse ved net (bubble train, train of bubbles on wire), selv ved en lille nedsaettelse af stoerkningshastigheden kan blaererne undvige og efterlader saa spor i form af gasblaerespor mellem randblaererne og den indre krans af blaerer (even the slight slowing down of solidification enables the gas bubbles to escape, leaving traces in a shape of rimming channels between the surface blowholes and the rim-core-junction), paa grund af de fra det flydende staal undvigende gasbobler sker der en omroering i smeltebadet,som man let kan se i stoebegruben (on escaping from the liquid steel the gas bubbles cause stirring, which is readily visible from the teeming floor), maengden af den saaledes indesluttede gas afhaenger af forholdet mellem krystallisationshastigheden og gasblaeredannelseshastigheden (the quantity of gas thus entrapped depends on the ratio of the crystallization rate to the rate of formation of gas bubbles), hvis vaekstretningen af de frie blaerer i en smelte er rettet opad,kan det bemaerkes,at blaererne ikke udvikler sig med en egen vaekstretning,men at de antager stoerkningsfrontens bevaegelsesretning (it can be seen that if decantation of free bubbles in a liquid takes place in an upward direction, the blowholes do not develop according to a characteristic tropism but adopt the direction of advance of the solidification front), heliumsammenhobning i bobler (helium aggregation into bubbles), gennemluftning med store bobler (large bubbles aeration), der dannes kavitationsbobler paa metallets overflade, naar vibrationerne naar en bestemt frekvens og amplitude (cavitation bubbles are formed on the surface of the metal when the vibrations reach a certain frequency and amplitude), denne ghost-line skyldes opstigningen af en raekke af gasbobler,hvis spor derefter er fyldt op med uren smelte (and the path that they followed has then become filled by impure liquid, this ghost is due to the rise of a train of gas bubbles). (various references)

Dutch

bij een bepaalde frequentie en amplitude van de trilling ontstaan op het metaaloppervlak gasbellen (cavitation bubbles are formed on the surface of the metal when the vibrations reach a certain frequency and amplitude), beluchting door het inblazen van lucht (large bubbles aeration), bellenvorming aan het gaas (bubble train, train of bubbles on wire), zelfs een geringe verlaging van de stolsnelheid maakt het mogelijk dat de gasbellen ontsnappen;hierbij laten zij sporen achter in de vorm van gasblaasbanen tussen de randblazen en de binnenste blazenkrans (even the slight slowing down of solidification enables the gas bubbles to escape, leaving traces in a shape of rimming channels between the surface blowholes and the rim-core-junction), tijdens het ontwijken uit de smelt veroorzaken de gasbellen een beweging in de smelt die vanaf de gietplaats makkelijk kan worden waargenomen (on escaping from the liquid steel the gas bubbles cause stirring, which is readily visible from the teeming floor), heliumophoping in bellen (helium aggregation into bubbles), deze ghost-line is veroorzaakt door een keten van gasblazen,terwijl de baan die zij gevolgd hebben daarna gevuld is met de verontreinigde smelt (and the path that they followed has then become filled by impure liquid, this ghost is due to the rise of a train of gas bubbles), de hoeveelheid van het op deze wijze ingesloten gas hangt af van de verhouding tussen kristallisatiesnelheid en de snelheid van de gasontwikkeling (the quantity of gas thus entrapped depends on the ratio of the crystallization rate to the rate of formation of gas bubbles), als de afzetting van de vrije gasblazen in een smelt in opwaartse richting geschiedt,ontwikkelen de gasblazen zich niet in een bepaalde groeirichting maar volgen de richting waarin het stollingsfront voortschrijdt (it can be seen that if decantation of free bubbles in a liquid takes place in an upward direction, the blowholes do not develop according to a characteristic tropism but adopt the direction of advance of the solidification front). (various references)

Finnish

rakkojono metallilangalla (bubble train, train of bubbles on wire), rakkoinen metallilanka (bubble train, train of bubbles on wire), puhaltava metallilanka (bubble train, train of bubbles on wire), kavitaatiokuplat muodostuvat metallin pinnoille,kun värähdykset saavuttavat tietyn taajuudeen ja amplitudin (cavitation bubbles are formed on the surface of the metal when the vibrations reach a certain frequency and amplitude), karkeakuplailmastus (large bubbles aeration). (various references)

French

bulles de vapeur (steam bubbles), un ralentissement même faible de la solidification permet aux bulles de s'échapper, laissant ainsi des traces sous forme de canaux d'effervescence entre les soufflures de peau et la couronne de fermeture (even the slight slowing down of solidification enables the gas bubbles to escape), on peut remarquer que si la direction de décantation de bulles libres dans un liquide est dirigée vers le haut, les soufflures ne se développent pas selon un tropisme propre : elles adoptent la direction de progression du front de solidification (it can be seen that if decantation of free bubbles in a liquid takes place in an upward direction, the blowholes do not develop according to a characteristic tropism but adopt the direction of advance of the solidification front), les bulles de gaz en s'échappant de l'acier liquide donnent lieu à un brassage qui s'observe facilement au bassin de coulée (on escaping from the liquid steel the gas bubbles cause stirring), la quantité de gaz ainsi piégée dépend du rapport entre la vitesse de cristallisation et la vitesse de formation des bulles de gaz (the quantity of gas thus entrapped depends on the ratio of the crystallization rate to the rate of formation of gas bubbles), fil bouillonneux (bubble train, train of bubbles on wire), cette veine sombre est due à la montée d'un train de bull de gaz dont le trajet a été par suite occupé par un liquide impur (this ghost is due to the rise of a train of gas bubbles), agrégation de l'hélium en bulles (helium aggregation into bubbles), aération par grosses bulles (large bubbles aeration), à une fréquence et une amplitude déterminées, les vibrations provoquent des cavités à la surface du métal (cavitation bubbles are formed on the surface of the metal when the vibrations reach a certain frequency and amplitude). (various references)

German

Blasen (bladders, blisters, blow, blow on, bubble, cystic, puff, to blow, to toot, toot, wind). (various references)

Greek 

όταν η διαδικασία μετάγγισης των ελεύθερων φυσαλλίδων μέσα σ'ενα υγρό γίνεται προς τα άνω,μπορούμε να παρατηρήσουμε οτι τα φυσήματα δεν αν� (it can be seen that if decantation of free bubbles in a liquid takes place in an upward direction, the blowholes do not develop according to a characteristic tropism but adopt the direction of advance of the solidification front), συγκέντρωση ηλίου σε φυσαλλίδες (helium aggregation into bubbles), σειρά φυσαλίδων (bubble train, train of bubbles on wire), μια εστω μικρή επιβράδυνση της στερεοποίησης επιτρέπει την διαφυγή των φυσαλλίδων,αφήνοντας ίχνη με την μορφή αγωγών αναβρασμού μεταξύ τω (even the slight slowing down of solidification enables the gas bubbles to escape), πάνω στην επιφάνεια του μετάλλου σχηματίζονται φυσαλλίδες που προκαλούν κοιλότητες,όταν οι δονήσεις φθάνουν σε ορισμένη συχνότητα και εύ� (cavitation bubbles are formed on the surface of the metal when the vibrations reach a certain frequency and amplitude), φυσαλίδες πλέγματος (bubble train, train of bubbles on wire), η ποσότητα αερίου που έχει παγιδευτεί κατ'αυτόν τον τρόπο εξαρτάται από τη σχέση μεταξύ της ταχύτητας κρυστάλλωσης και της ταχύτητας σχημα (the quantity of gas thus entrapped depends on the ratio of the crystallization rate to the rate of formation of gas bubbles), η απελευθέρωση των φυσσαλίδων από τον ρευστό χάλυβα προκαλεί ανάδευση η οποία παρατηρείται εύκολα στον πυθμένα της απόχυσης (on escaping from the liquid steel the gas bubbles cause stirring), αν τελικά υπάρξει διαφυγή αερίου πριν την έναρξη της στερεοποίησης,είτε γιατί το τήγμα είναι υπεροξειδωμένο είτε σαν αποτέλεσμα μιας επεξ� (the gas bubbles escape before solidification starts), αερισμός με μεγάλες φυσαλίδες (large bubbles aeration), το "φάντασμα" αυτό οφείλεται στην άνοδο μιας αλληλουχίας φυσαλλίδων η τροχιά των οποίων πληρώθηκε στην συνέχεια από ακάθαρτο υγρό (this ghost is due to the rise of a train of gas bubbles). (various references)

Hungarian

szappanbuborékot fúj (to blow bubbles), szappanbuborékot ereget (to blow bubbles). (various references)

Indonesian

balon-balonan (soap bubbles, trial balloon). (various references)

Italian

Se infine le bolle di gas si liberano prima che inizi la solidificazione perché il bagno è superossidato (lingotti a collo di bottiglia) o in seguito a degassaggio nel vuoto che ha preceduto il colaggio nella lingottiera, non restano bolle di gas nel li (either because the bath is over-oxidized ( box-hat ingots ) or as a result of a vacuum-degassing treatment preceding teeming, finally, the gas bubbles escape before solidification starts, then no blowholes remain in the ingot except perhaps at the centre of the top), scia di bolle sul filo (bubble train, train of bubbles on wire), Questa venatura è causata dall'ascesa di una catena di bollicine la cui traccia è stata occupata da bagno impuro (and the path that they followed has then become filled by impure liquid, this ghost is due to the rise of a train of gas bubbles), quando le vibrazioni ragoiungono una certa frequenza ed ampiezza si formano crateri di cavitazione sulla superficie del metallo (cavitation bubbles are formed on the surface of the metal when the vibrations reach a certain frequency and amplitude), Quando la direzione di decantazione delle bolle libere in un bagno libero è orientata verso l'alto si puo osservare che le bolle non si sviluppano con un tropismo proprio, ma adottano la direzione di avanzamento del fronte di solidificazione (it can be seen that if decantation of free bubbles in a liquid takes place in an upward direction, the blowholes do not develop according to a characteristic tropism but adopt the direction of advance of the solidification front), Le bolle di gas che si liberano dall'acciaio liquido producono un'agitazione del bagno che puo essere osservata nella fossa di colata (on escaping from the liquid steel the gas bubbles cause stirring, which is readily visible from the teeming floor), La quantità di gas trattenuta in questo modo dipende dal rapporto tra la velocità di cristallizzazione e quella di formazione delle bolle (the quantity of gas thus entrapped depends on the ratio of the crystallization rate to the rate of formation of gas bubbles), Anche per una piccola diminuzione della velocità di solidificazione possono liberarsi bolle, lasciando traccesotto forma di percorsi di bolle tra le porosità di pelle e la corona di soffiature interna (even the slight slowing down of solidification enables the gas bubbles to escape, leaving traces in a shape of rimming channels between the surface blowholes and the rim-core-junction), aggregazione dell'elio in bolle (helium aggregation into bubbles), aerazione tramite diffusore a bolle grosse (large bubbles aeration). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

湯玉 (bubbles in boiling water), 水に浮かぶ泡 (bubbles on the water). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ゆだま (bubbles in boiling water), みずにうかぶあわ (bubbles on the water). (various references)

Pig Latin

ubblesbay.(various references)

Portuguese

um abrandamento mesmo fraco da solidificação permite às bolhas escaparem-se,deixando assim traços sob a forma de canais de efervescência entre os chochos da superfície e a coroa de fecho (even the slight slowing down of solidification enables the gas bubbles to escape, leaving traces in a shape of rimming channels between the surface blowholes and the rim-core-junction), pode verificar-se que a direcção de decantação de bolhas livres num líquido é dirigida para cima,os chochos não se desenvolvem segundo um tropismo próprio:adoptam a direcção de progressão da frente de solidificação (it can be seen that if decantation of free bubbles in a liquid takes place in an upward direction, the blowholes do not develop according to a characteristic tropism but adopt the direction of advance of the solidification front), fila de bolhas no arame (bubble train, train of bubbles on wire), este veio sombreado resulta da subida duma enfiada de bolhas de gás cujo caminho foi seguidamente preenchido por um líquido impuro (and the path that they followed has then become filled by impure liquid, this ghost is due to the rise of a train of gas bubbles), comboio de bolhas no arame (bubble train, train of bubbles on wire), comboio de bolhas (bubble train, train of bubbles on wire), as bolhas de gás que se libertam do aço líquido dão lugar a uma agitação que se observa facilmente no reservatório de vazamento (on escaping from the liquid steel the gas bubbles cause stirring, which is readily visible from the teeming floor), a quantidade de gás assim apreendida depende de relações entre a velocidade de cristalização e a velocidade de formação das bolhas de gás (the quantity of gas thus entrapped depends on the ratio of the crystallization rate to the rate of formation of gas bubbles). (various references)

Romanian

sufla baloane de sãpun (blow bubbles). (various references)

Spanish

si, finalmente, las burbujas de gas se desprenden antes de que se inicie la solidificación porque el baño está superoxidado (lingotes de cuello de botella), o a continuación del desgastamiento en vacío precedente a la colada en la lingotera entonces (either because the bath is over-oxidized ( box-hat ingots ) or as a result of a vacuum-degassing treatment preceding teeming, finally, the gas bubbles escape before solidification starts, then no blowholes remain in the ingot except perhaps at the centre of the top), las burbujas de gas que se escapan del acero líquido producen una agitación del baño que se puede observar en la fosa de colada (on escaping from the liquid steel the gas bubbles cause stirring, which is readily visible from the teeming floor), la cantidad de gas retenida de este modo depende de la relación entre la velocidad de cristalización y la velocidad de formación de las burbujas de gas (the quantity of gas thus entrapped depends on the ratio of the crystallization rate to the rate of formation of gas bubbles), incluso una pequeña disminución de la velocidad de solidificación hace posible el desprendimiento de burbujas de gas, que deja rastros en forma de canales de efervescencia entre las sopladuras superficiales y la corona de sopladuras interna (even the slight slowing down of solidification enables the gas bubbles to escape, leaving traces in a shape of rimming channels between the surface blowholes and the rim-core-junction), hilo abullonado (bubble train, train of bubbles on wire), esta sombra se debe al ascenso de un tren de burbujas de gas cuyo trayecto ha sido ocupado a continuación por un líquido impuro (and the path that they followed has then become filled by impure liquid, this ghost is due to the rise of a train of gas bubbles), cuando la dirección de decantación de las burbujas desprendidas en un baño libre se orienta hacia arriba, se puede observar que las burbujas no se desarrollan con un tropismo propio, sino que adoptan la dirección de avance del frente de solidificació (it can be seen that if decantation of free bubbles in a liquid takes place in an upward direction, the blowholes do not develop according to a characteristic tropism but adopt the direction of advance of the solidification front), aireación por grandes burbujas (large bubbles aeration), a una frecuencia y amplitud de onda determinada se producen cráteres de cavitación en la superficie metálica (cavitation bubbles are formed on the surface of the metal when the vibrations reach a certain frequency and amplitude). (various references)

Swedish

blåsbildning vid trådnät (bubble train, train of bubbles on wire), grovblåsig luftning (large bubbles aeration). (various references)

Misspellings

"BUBBLES" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: baubbles, bubbeh, bubbeleh, bubbies, bubbl, bubkes, Buble, bublle, bublles. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: bubble.

-2 letters: blebs, blubs, blues, bulbs, lubes.

-3 letters: bels, bleb, blub, blue, bubs, bulb, ebbs, lube, lues, slub, slue.

-4 letters: bel, bub, bus, ebb, els, leu, sel, sub, sue, use.

-5 letters: be, el, es, us.

+1 letter: blubbers, bubblers, bubblies.

+2 letters: bubbliest.

+3 letters: bubblegums, bumblebees, hobblebush, scrubbable.

+4 letters: bubbleheads.

+5 letters: hobblebushes.