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bobble
/ˈbɒbəl/
noun 5verb 5
Collocations
1VERB + BOBBLE
head
Definitions
noun
1
A furry ball attached on top of a hat.
2
Elasticated band used for securing hair (for instance in a ponytail), a hair tie
3
A pill (a ball formed on the surface of the fabric, as on laundered clothes).
4
A localized set of stitches forming a raised bump.
From the top the sample shows four stitch popcorns, five stitch bobbles, two rows of bells and a central leaf with leaves sloping to the left and right each side.
5
A wobbling motion.
My favourite dubious history of the head bobble was put forward by an Indian management consultant […]
verb
1
To bob up and down.
2
To make a mistake in.
3
To roll slowly.
A neat interchange between Mikel Arteta and Wilshere set up Podolski and his finish bobbled into the net via Gallas.
4
To mishandle a ball.
5
To use the bobble stitch.
You've been cabling, twisting, popcorning and bobbling. See, we told you that they weren't so hard.
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From the top the sample shows four stitch popcorns, five stitch bobbles, two rows of bells and a central leaf with leaves sloping to the left and right each side.
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My favourite dubious history of the head bobble was put forward by an Indian management consultant […]
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A neat interchange between Mikel Arteta and Wilshere set up Podolski and his finish bobbled into the net via Gallas.
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You've been cabling, twisting, popcorning and bobbling. See, we told you that they weren't so hard.
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Mary watch the figurine's head bobble.
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