- English meal, ... and squeak - A thin film of liquid inflated with air or gas; as, a soap
bubble; bubbles on the surface of a river. - A small quantity of air or gas within a liquid body; as,
bubbles rising in champagne or aerated waters. - A globule of air, or globular vacuum, in a transparent
solid; as, bubbles in window glass, or in a lens. - A small, hollow, floating bead or globe, formerly used for
testing the strength of spirits. - The globule of air in the spirit tube of a level. - Anything that wants firmness or solidity; that which is
more specious than real; a false show; a cheat or fraud; a delusive
scheme; an empty project; a dishonest speculation; as, the South Sea
bubble.