blob
[ blob ]
/ blɒb /
noun
a globule of liquid; bubble.
a small lump, drop, splotch, or daub: A blob of paint marred the surface.
an object, especially a large one, having no distinct shape or definition: a blob on the horizon.
a dull, slow-witted, and uninteresting person.
verb (used with object), blobbed, blob·bing.
to mark or splotch with blobs.
Words nearby blob
bll, blm, bloat, bloated, bloater, blob, bloc, bloc québécois, bloc-vote, bloch, bloch-sulzberger syndrome
Origin of blob
1400–50; late Middle English; apparently expressive formation
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British Dictionary definitions for blob
blob
/ (blɒb) /
noun
a soft mass or drop, as of some viscous liquid
a spot, dab, or blotch of colour, ink, etc
a indistinct or shapeless form or object
a slang word for condom
verb blobs, blobbing or blobbed
(tr) to put blobs, as of ink or paint, on
Derived forms of blob
blobby, adjectiveWord Origin for blob
C15: perhaps of imitative origin; compare bubble
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