soap bubble
soap bubble noun: a very thin film of soapy water that forms a sphere with an iridescent surface.
Noun
soap bubble (plural soap bubbles)
- A very thin film of soapy water that forms a sphere with an iridescent surface.
- Anything that is attractive but insubstantial.
- These words so pierce this soap-bubble of the metaphysicians, that we can hardly read them without fancying that the poet meant them to be ironical.1879, John Campbell Shairp, Robert Burns, London: Macmillan
soap bubble meaning in Tamil, Arabic, Thai and Vietnamese
soap bubble in Tamil
- சவர்க்காரக்குமிழி, சோப்புக் குமிழி, சோப்புக்குமிழ்
soap bubble in Arabic
- sphere of soap water
- فُقَّاعَةُ صَابُون fuqqāʕatu ṣābūn
soap bubble in Thai
- sphere of soap water
- ฟองสบู่ fɔɔng-sà-bùu
soap bubble in Vietnamese
- sphere of soap water
- bong bóng xà phòng
Forms of soap bubble
| plural | soap bubbles |
|---|---|
| alternative form | soap-bubble |
Questions about soap bubble
- What does soap bubble mean?
- Soap bubble means a very thin film of soapy water that forms a sphere with an iridescent surface.
- What is soap bubble in Tamil?
- Soap bubble in Tamil is சவர்க்காரக்குமிழி, சோப்புக் குமிழி, சோப்புக்குமிழ். See Soap bubble meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is soap bubble?
- Soap bubble is a noun.
- What is the plural of soap bubble?
- The plural of soap bubble is soap bubbles.
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