1
a
: a small drop or lump of something viscid or thick
b
: a daub or spot of color
2
: something shapeless
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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
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Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 7 Mar. 2026
In due time the architect came up with an undulating single-story blob that people hated.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 6 Mar. 2026
Appearing with the spiral are orange blobs that aren't part of NGC 941 at all.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2026
By the time Mother’s Day rolls around and the garden center check-out line is out the door, witchhazels look like so many big green blobs in pots.
—Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Each nail features two abstract green blobs that really pop against the deep backdrop.
—Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 7 Mar. 2026
In due time the architect came up with an undulating single-story blob that people hated.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 6 Mar. 2026
Appearing with the spiral are orange blobs that aren't part of NGC 941 at all.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2026
By the time Mother’s Day rolls around and the garden center check-out line is out the door, witchhazels look like so many big green blobs in pots.
—Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Blob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blob. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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