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blob

[ blob ]

noun

  1. a globule of liquid; bubble.
  2. a small lump, drop, splotch, or daub:

    A blob of paint marred the surface.

  3. an object, especially a large one, having no distinct shape or definition:

    a blob on the horizon.

  4. a dull, slow-witted, and uninteresting person.


verb (used with object)

, blobbed, blob·bing.
  1. to mark or splotch with blobs.

blob

/ blɒb /

noun

  1. a soft mass or drop, as of some viscous liquid
  2. a spot, dab, or blotch of colour, ink, etc
  3. a indistinct or shapeless form or object
  4. a slang word for condom


verb

  1. tr to put blobs, as of ink or paint, on

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Derived Forms

  • ˈblobby, adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of blob1

1400–50; late Middle English; apparently expressive formation

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Word History and Origins

Origin of blob1

C15: perhaps of imitative origin; compare bubble

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