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| Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922. |
| Class III. Words Relating to Matter |
| Section II. Inorganic Matter |
| 3. Imperfect Fluids |
| 353. [Mixture of Air and Water.] Bubble, Cloud. |
| NOUN: | BUBBLE; foam, froth, head, spume, scum, fume, lather, suds, spray, surf, yeast, barm, spoondrift or spindrift. EFFERVESCENCE, fermentation; bubbling &c. v.; evaporation, exhalation, emanation. CLOUDINESS (opacity) [See Opacity]; nebulosity (dimness) [See Dimness]. CLOUD, vapor, fog, mist, haze, steam; scud, rack, nimbus; cumulus, nebula, meteor, woolpack, cirrus, curl cloud, thunderhead, stratus; cirro-stratus, cumulo-stratus; cirro-cumulus; mackerel sky, mare’s-tail, colt’s-tail, cat’s-tail, cocktail, dirty sky; frost smoke. [SCIENCE OF CLOUDS] nephology, nephelognosy, meteorology; nephoscope, nephelometer, nephograph. |
| VERB: | BUBBLE, boil, foam, spume, froth, mantle, sparkle, guggle, gurgle; effervesce, pop, ferment, fizzle; aërate. CLOUD, overcast, overcloud, befog, becloud, adumbrate [rare], mist, fog, overshadow, shadow. |
| ADJECTIVE: | BUBBLING &c. v.; frothy, nappy [obs.], effervescent, sparkling, mousseux [F.], fizzy, heady, with a head on, with a collar on [slang], up [colloq.]. CLOUDY &c. n.; cirrous, cirrose; nubiferous, cumulous, thunderheaded; vaporous, nebulous, overcast. NEPHOLOGICAL, nepheloscopic, nephelometric, meteorologic or meteorological. |
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