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1blob

noun \ˈbläb\

Definition of BLOB

1
a : a small drop or lump of something viscid or thick
b : a daub or spot of color
2
: something ill-defined or amorphous
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Examples of BLOB

  1. That blue blob in the corner of the map is the lake we're headed for.
  2. <flicked a blob of jelly on the toast and began to spread it around>

Origin of BLOB

Middle English (Scots)
First Known Use: 15th century

Related to BLOB

Synonyms
lump, chunk, clod, clot, clump, dollop, glob, gob, gobbet, hunk, knob, nub, nubble, nugget, wad

Rhymes with BLOB

Ab, bob, cob, daub, fob, glob, gob, hob, job, knob, lob, mob, nob, rob, slob, snob, sob, squab, stob, swab, throb, yob

2blob

transitive verb
blobbed blob·bing

Definition of BLOB

: to mark with blobs : splotch

First Known Use of BLOB

15th century

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