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bubble
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n 1: a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)
2: 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" [syn: house of
cards, bubble]
3: an impracticable and illusory idea; "he didn't want to burst
the newcomer's bubble"
4: a dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic
v 1: form, produce, or emit bubbles; "The soup was bubbling"
2: flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling
brooks" [syn: ripple, babble, guggle, burble,
bubble, gurgle]
3: rise in bubbles or as if in bubbles; "bubble to the surface"
4: cause to form bubbles; "bubble gas through a liquid"
5: expel gas from the stomach; "In China it is polite to burp at
the table" [syn: burp, bubble, belch, eruct]
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clubbable
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adj 1: inclined to club together; "a clubbable man" [syn:
clubbable, clubable]
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couple
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n 1: a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged
couple"; "an inseparable twosome" [syn: couple,
twosome, duo, duet]
2: a pair of people who live together; "a married couple from
Chicago" [syn: couple, mates, match]
3: a small indefinite number; "he's coming for a couple of days"
4: two items of the same kind [syn: couple, pair, twosome,
twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich,
duo, duet, dyad, duad]
5: (physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces
that act along parallel lines
v 1: bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is
coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my
daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired
with a partner for collaboration on the project" [syn:
match, mate, couple, pair, twin]
2: link together; "can we couple these proposals?" [syn:
couple, couple on, couple up] [ant: decouple,
uncouple]
3: form a pair or pairs; "The two old friends paired off" [syn:
pair, pair off, partner off, couple]
4: engage in sexual intercourse; "Birds mate in the Spring"
[syn: copulate, mate, pair, couple]
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crumble
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v 1: fall apart; "the building crumbled after the explosion";
"Negotiations broke down" [syn: crumble, crumple,
tumble, break down, collapse]
2: break or fall apart into fragments; "The cookies crumbled";
"The Sphinx is crumbling" [syn: crumble, fall apart]
3: fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to
decay" [syn: decay, crumble, dilapidate]
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describable
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adj 1: capable of being described
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double
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adv 1: downward and forward; "he was bent double with pain"
2: two together; "some people sleep better double"
3: to double the degree; "she was doubly rewarded"; "his eyes
were double bright" [syn: doubly, double, twice]
adj 1: having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or
qualities; "a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the
office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and
private influence"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its
double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison [syn:
double, dual, twofold, two-fold, treble,
threefold, three-fold]
2: consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in
pairs; "an egg with a double yolk"; "a double (binary) star";
"double doors"; "dual controls for pilot and copilot"; "duple
(or double) time consists of two (or a multiple of two) beats
to a measure" [syn: double, dual, duple]
3: twice as great or many; "ate a double portion"; "the dose is
doubled"; "a twofold increase" [syn: double, doubled,
twofold, two-fold]
4: used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals
in crowded or overlapping arrangements; "double
chrysanthemums have many rows of petals and are usually
spherical or hemispherical" [ant: single]
5: used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in
synapsis [syn: bivalent, double] [ant: multivalent,
univalent]
6: large enough for two; "a double bed"; "a double room"
7: having two meanings with intent to deceive; "a sly double
meaning"; "spoke with forked tongue" [syn: double,
forked]
n 1: a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base;
"he hit a double to deep centerfield" [syn: double, two-
base hit, two-bagger, two-baser]
2: a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts; "his
first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable" [syn:
double, stunt man, stunt woman]
3: someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an
actor); "he could be Gingrich's double"; "she's the very
image of her mother" [syn: double, image, look-alike]
4: a quantity that is twice as great as another; "36 is the
double of 18"
5: raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2; "I
decided his double was a bluff" [syn: doubling, double]
v 1: increase twofold; "The population doubled within 50 years"
[syn: double, duplicate]
2: hit a two-base hit
3: bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain; "He
doubled and vomited violently" [syn: double over, double,
double up]
4: do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions;
"She doubles as his wife and secretary"
5: bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit)
6: make or do or perform again; "He could never replicate his
brilliant performance of the magic trick" [syn: duplicate,
reduplicate, double, repeat, replicate]
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dribble
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n 1: flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of
liquid; "there's a drip through the roof" [syn: drip,
trickle, dribble]
2: saliva spilling from the mouth [syn: drool, dribble,
drivel, slobber]
3: the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks [syn:
dribble, dribbling]
v 1: run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream;
"water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose";
"reports began to dribble in" [syn: trickle, dribble,
filter]
2: let or cause to fall in drops; "dribble oil into the mixture"
[syn: dribble, drip, drop]
3: propel, "Carry the ball"; "dribble the ball" [syn: dribble,
carry]
4: let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled" [syn:
drivel, drool, slabber, slaver, slobber, dribble]
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humble
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adj 1: low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble
cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the
people"; "small beginnings" [syn: humble, low,
lowly, modest, small]
2: marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful; "a
humble apology"; "essentially humble...and self-effacing, he
achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"-
B.K.Malinowski [ant: proud]
3: used of unskilled work (especially domestic work) [syn:
humble, menial, lowly]
4: of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense);
"baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly)
birth" [syn: base, baseborn, humble, lowly]
v 1: cause to be unpretentious; "This experience will humble
him"
2: cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his
colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" [syn:
humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase]
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improbable
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adj 1: not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred;
"legislation on the question is highly unlikely"; "an
improbable event" [syn: improbable, unlikely] [ant:
likely, probable]
2: having a probability too low to inspire belief [syn:
improbable, unbelievable, unconvincing, unlikely]
3: too improbable to admit of belief; "a tall story" [syn:
improbable, marvelous, marvellous, tall(a)]
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probable
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adj 1: likely but not certain to be or become true or real; "a
likely result"; "he foresaw a probable loss" [syn:
probable, likely] [ant: improbable, unlikely]
2: apparently destined; "the probable consequences of going
ahead with the scheme"
n 1: an applicant likely to be chosen
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rabble
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n 1: a disorderly crowd of people [syn: mob, rabble, rout]
2: disparaging terms for the common people [syn: rabble,
riffraff, ragtag, ragtag and bobtail]
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redouble
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v 1: double in magnitude, extent, or intensity; "The enemy
redoubled their screaming on the radio"
2: double again; "The noise doubled and redoubled"
3: make twice as great or intense; "The screaming redoubled"
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rubble
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n 1: the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken
up [syn: debris, dust, junk, rubble, detritus]
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rumble
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n 1: a loud low dull continuous noise; "they heard the rumbling
of thunder" [syn: rumble, rumbling, grumble,
grumbling]
2: a servant's seat (or luggage compartment) in the rear of a
carriage
3: a fight between rival gangs of adolescents [syn: rumble,
gang fight]
v 1: make a low noise; "rumbling thunder" [syn: rumble,
grumble]
2: to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds; "he grumbled a
rude response"; "Stones grumbled down the cliff" [syn:
grumble, growl, rumble]
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stubble
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n 1: material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of
stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
[syn: chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, straw,
stubble]
2: short stiff hairs growing on a man's face when he has not
shaved for a few days
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subtle
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adj 1: difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze; "his
whole attitude had undergone a subtle change"; "a subtle
difference"; "that elusive thing the soul" [syn:
elusive, subtle]
2: able to make fine distinctions; "a subtle mind"
3: working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way;
"glaucoma is an insidious disease"; "a subtle poison" [syn:
insidious, pernicious, subtle]
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suckle
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v 1: suck milk from the mother's breasts; "the infant was
suckling happily"
2: give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot
nurse your baby in public in some places" [syn: breastfeed,
suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give
suck] [ant: bottlefeed]
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supple
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adj 1: moving and bending with ease [syn: lissome, lissom,
lithe, lithesome, slender, supple, svelte,
sylphlike]
2: (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable; "a
supple mind"; "a limber imagination" [syn: limber,
supple]
3: (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely
[syn: limber, supple]
v 1: make pliant and flexible; "These boots are not yet suppled
by frequent use"
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trouble
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n 1: a source of difficulty; "one trouble after another delayed
the job"; "what's the problem?" [syn: trouble, problem]
2: an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they
had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother" [syn: fuss,
trouble, bother, hassle]
3: an event causing distress or pain; "what is the trouble?";
"heart trouble"
4: an effort that is inconvenient; "I went to a lot of trouble";
"he won without any trouble"; "had difficulty walking";
"finished the test only with great difficulty" [syn:
trouble, difficulty]
5: a strong feeling of anxiety; "his worry over the prospect of
being fired"; "it is not work but worry that kills"; "he
wanted to die and end his troubles" [syn: worry, trouble]
6: an unwanted pregnancy; "he got several girls in trouble"
v 1: move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"
[syn: disturb, upset, trouble]
2: to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble
you, but..." [syn: trouble, put out, inconvenience,
disoblige, discommode, incommode, bother]
3: disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or
alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her
father was seriously ill" [syn: perturb, unhinge,
disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder]
4: take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did
not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't
bother, please" [syn: trouble oneself, trouble, bother,
inconvenience oneself]
5: cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed [syn:
trouble, ail, pain]
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truckle
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n 1: a low bed to be slid under a higher bed [syn: trundle
bed, trundle, truckle bed, truckle]
v 1: yield to out of weakness
2: try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always
kowtowing to his boss" [syn: fawn, toady, truckle,
bootlick, kowtow, kotow, suck up]
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buccal
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adj 1: of or relating to or toward the cheek
2: lying within the mouth; "a buccal gland"
3: oriented toward the inside of the cheek; "the buccal aspect
of the gum"
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nubble
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n 1: a small lump or protuberance [syn: nub, nubble]
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equiprobable
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adj 1: equally probable
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hubble
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n 1: United States astronomer who discovered that (as the
universe expands) the speed with which nebulae recede
increases with their distance from the observer (1889-1953)
[syn: Hubble, Edwin Hubble, Edwin Powell Hubble]
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huckle
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beall
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hubbell
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unbribable
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zerubbabel
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