blob
Americannoun
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a globule of liquid; bubble.
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a small lump, drop, splotch, or daub.
A blob of paint marred the surface.
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an object, especially a large one, having no distinct shape or definition.
a blob on the horizon.
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a dull, slow-witted, and uninteresting person.
verb (used with object)
noun
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a soft mass or drop, as of some viscous liquid
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a spot, dab, or blotch of colour, ink, etc
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a indistinct or shapeless form or object
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a slang word for condom
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Etymology
Origin of blob
1400–50; late Middle English; apparently expressive formation
Explanation
A blob is a spot, drop, or a shapeless mass of something, You can't just put blobs of paint on your canvas and call it art! Blob is often used interchangeably with glob or drop. You might top your apple pie with blobs of whipped cream, or put a blob of toothpaste on your toothbrush. And if your map appears to be just blobs of color, you might want to put your glasses on and look again. Blob first appeared as a verb in the 15th century, meaning "to mark with drops or granules," a close relation of bubble.
Example Sentences
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O Sextant! doant you know our lungs is belluses To bio the fier of life and keep it from Going out: and how can bellusses blo without wind?
From Memories and Anecdotes by Sanborn, Kate
William Walker make it ake by a blo.
From Under the Redwoods by Harte, Bret
A slander iz like a hornet, if yu kant kill it dead the fust blo, yu better not strike at it.
From The Complete Works of Josh Billings by Shaw, Henry W.
The stuff we have, a strong wind will blo it to pieces, they are so pitifully sodden.
From Pericles by Shakespeare, William
Ah, that cruel blo, that deadly pang, that despairin shok, must be kep for the nex chapter.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, September 12, 1891 by Various
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