blob

\ ˈbläb

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Definition of blob

(Entry 1 of 2)

1a : a small drop or lump of something viscid or thick

b : a daub or spot of color

2 : something shapeless

blob

blobbed; blobbing

Definition of blob (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

: to mark with blobs : splotch

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Examples of blob in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun But past attempts to make such aqueous structures have literally collapsed, as their surfaces shrink and their structures crumple into useless blobs. — Ian Randall, Science | AAAS, "Liquid-in-liquid printing method could put 3D-printed organs in reach," 1 Nov. 2019 Those adult parasites produce eggs that hatch into little blobs. — Anchorage Daily News, "The living dead: Wood frogs across Alaska will soon be frozen solid," 19 Oct. 2019 The cells began forming large clusters, and the silky solution of single cells transformed into grainy blobs. — Quanta Magazine, "Life’s Secrets Sought in a Snowflake," 3 Nov. 2015 The blast sent chunks of burning, rotting blubber raining down on spectators, and several cars in a nearby parking lot were crushed by blobs of putrid flesh. — NBC News, "Scientists ask for private beaches to study gray whale carcasses," 21 June 2019 Back in 2013, the internet was abuzz after a weird blob appeared on weather radars in North Alabama. — Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al.com, "Remember the Redstone blob? Radar shows another weird spot but you can’t blame this one on military," 6 June 2019 Dib's younger sister Gaz relentlessly calls her brother out for his unhealthy obsession (which has turned him into an unhygienic blob, wedged into his office chair). — Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, "Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus," 16 Aug. 2019 Add ice water, slap it into a blob, and chill for an hour while the birds do the dishes. — Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, "The Galette That Makes People Think I Work at Bon Appétit or Something," 28 June 2019 Radars can detect an object and note it's altitude, bearing, and distance, but otherwise the target is a big, featureless blob. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "How Quantum Radar Could Completely Change Warfare," 26 Aug. 2019 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Although seaweed is normal, seaweed blobs this thick are not. — Jacob Sweet, miamiherald, "Lots of sun, and brown slimy seaweed, in the forecast for South Florida beaches," 3 July 2018

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