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blob  (blb)
n.
1. A soft, amorphous mass.
2. A daub, as of color.
tr.v. blobbed, blob·bing, blobs
To splash or daub with blobs; splotch.

[From Middle English blober, bubble, bubbling, probably of imitative origin.]

blob
Noun
1. a soft mass or drop
2. a spot of colour, ink, etc.
3. an indistinct or shapeless form or object [imitative]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.blobblob - an indistinct shapeless form        
amorphous shape - an ill-defined or arbitrary shape
Verb1.blob - make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth"
stain - produce or leave stains; "Red wine stains the table cloth"
change surface - undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface
splotch - blotch or spot
maculate, tarnish, defile, sully, stain - make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"
bespeckle, speckle - mark with small spots; "speckle the wall with tiny yellow spots"
bespatter, spatter - spot, splash, or soil; "The baby spattered the bib with food"

blob
Translations
blob [blɔb] n (= drop) → gota (= stain, spot); mancha

blob [blɔb] n (= drop) → goutte f (= stain, spot); tache f

blob [blɔb] nTropfen m;
(sth indistinct) → verschwommener Fleck m

blob [blɔb] n (= drop) → goccia (= stain, spot); macchia

blob
n blob [blob]
a (usually small) shapeless mass of liquid etc a blob of paint; a blob of wax. blerts نُقْط÷، قَطْرَه петно kapka, kaňka klat; klump der Klecks μικρή ποσότητα πηκτού υγρού gota, borrón tilk, kämp قطره؛ تودۀ کوچک läiskä, möykky grosse goutte טִפָּה @@@טִיפָּה$$$ बूंद, छींटा kapljica csöpp gumpalan klessa goccia 一滴 방울 lašelis lāse; piciņa setepek klodder klatt; klump pacnięcie bolha picătură пятнышко kvapka, fľak kepa, sraga kapljica klick, plump, droppe หยดเล็ก ๆ damla, kabarcık (流質的)一滴 крапля; маленька кулька کسی مائع کا کسی مخصوص شکل کے بغیر مقدار giọt


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