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gobbet

noun

ˈgä-bət

Definition of gobbet

as in chunk

a small uneven mass deftly avoided stepping in a gobbet of spit on the sidewalk

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Recent Examples of gobbet New York City schools had stopped serving the savory poultry gobbets after people found foreign objects inside them. — Colin Moynihan, New York Times, 28 June 2023 In temperatures exceeding 800 Celsius (1,472 Fahrenheit), gobbets of fluid metal splashed and contaminated the church’s stonework throughout. — Feargus O'Sullivan, WIRED, 1 Aug. 2019 Afterlife with Archie cheerfully drops bloody gobbets of doom on the carefree world of Riverdale. — Noah Berlatsky, The Verge, 5 Dec. 2018 The name of the sender was blacked out, but the content of the email took the committee’s entire threadbare claim to any legitimacy at all and fed bloody gobbets of that claim to the wolverines. — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 13 Sep. 2017

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Noun

If Ryan follows through on his pledge, the New York Democrat could be out a sizable chunk of campaign funds.

— Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 16 July 2026
These days, that can account for a major chunk of the stock's underperformance.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 16 July 2026

Definition of chunk

Noun

There may be a nice bunch of grapes, a couple slices of melon, and a hunk of juicy homegrown tomato.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 16 July 2026
His torso and thighs grow eye-poppingly muscular beneath their skimpy fur-and-leather togs—a development that does not go unnoticed by a warrior named Red Hair, who plucks the young hunk from his post and tosses him into the prime time of the gladiator pit.

— Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 15 June 2026

Definition of hunk

Noun

Walker wore his Cardinals hat backward, chewed a big wad of bubble gum and reveled afterward in flashing his imitation Liberty Bell bling, the champions chain presented by Ryan Howard.

— Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
Walker chewed a big wad of bubble gum and wore his cap backward just like Hall of Famer and Derby great Ken Griffey Jr.

— CBS News, CBS News, 14 July 2026

Definition of wad

Noun

Symptoms can include a lump in the armpit, dimpled skin on the chest, red or flaky skin near the nipple, pain or tenderness on the chest or armpit, clear or bloody nipple discharge and an inverted nipple, per the Cleveland Clinic.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
Yet his go-to idea with the minutes running out against Argentina was to bring on Dan Burn — nothing against the player himself — to be a big lump in both penalty areas.

— The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of lump

Noun

Throughout the week, nightstands tend to collect books, cups, charging cords, and the occasional water ring and glob of lotion residue, too.

— Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 16 June 2026
Instead of being rolled, the enchiladas are stacked with slivers of tortilla, then topped with the familiar glob of cheese.

— Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 June 2026

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