bubble-up
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.16 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A commotion or controversy.
noun
Something that causes effervescence.
noun
An act or process of bubbling up.
Example Sentences
- "This amount of cleaning is estimated to take ten months with the remaining two months being devoted to cleaning catch basins, depressed culverts (bubble-ups) , storm drain siphons, wash rack sumps, and so forth."
- "According to information received from Caltrans, about 470 hectares (1,400 acres) south of Highway 101 drain under the freeway through several bubble-ups and culverts and discharge onto NASA property"
- "Virtual teams are formed to champion specific ideas and keep them alive in the memory. Bubble-ups and meltdowns, of course, require reconstructions and maintenance."
- ". Despite the regular talk-show bubble-ups whenever the entertainment industry “crosses the line,” concern over the power of the Hollywood boogeyman isn't particularly widespread."
- "Use it in the bath or shower. Instead of bath oils, bubble-ups, moisturizers. Instead of a bar of soap!"
- "Bubble-ups are used on Christmas trees to add sparkle and in beer mugs or glasses in displays to give the beer a look of freshness."