blob

American  

[blob] / blɒb /

noun

1. a globule of liquid; bubble.

2. a small lump, drop, splotch, or daub.

   A blob of paint marred the surface.

3. an object, especially a large one, having no distinct shape or definition.

   a blob on the horizon.

4. a dull, slow-witted, and uninteresting person.

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verb (used with object)

blobbed, blobbing

1. to mark or splotch with blobs.

blob British  

/ blɒb /

noun

1. a soft mass or drop, as of some viscous liquid

2. a spot, dab, or blotch of colour, ink, etc

3. a indistinct or shapeless form or object

4. a slang word for condom

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verb

1. (tr) to put blobs, as of ink or paint, on

Other Word Forms

• blobby adjective

Etymology

Origin of blob

1400–50; late Middle English; apparently expressive formation

Example Sentences

The limitless blob of MDLs has long needed more structure for processing which claims have merit.

From The Wall Street Journal

The three blobs looked somewhere between frogs and ghosts and big boogers.

From Literature

On a screen, they saw a series of colorful, balloon-like blobs.

From Science Daily

One such potential influence to our winter weather is a 'warm blob' in the Pacific Ocean which could favour higher pressure and colder conditions developing in Europe.

From BBC

A few generations ago, the ultrasound would show a grainy blob.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• bead
• blotch
• droplet
• glob
• splotch