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glob
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glob

noun \ˈgläb\

Definition of GLOB

1
: a small drop : blob
2
: a usually large and rounded mass
— glob·by \ˈglä-bē\ adjective
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Examples of GLOB

  1. A glob of ice cream was stuck to his mustache.
  2. <found a glob of chewing gum under my theater seat>

Origin of GLOB

perhaps blend of globe and blob
First Known Use: 1900

Related to GLOB

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

Rhymes with GLOB

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

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