blob

blob

 (blŏb)

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.

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

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blob

(blɒb)

n

1. a soft mass or drop, as of some viscous liquid

2. a spot, dab, or blotch of colour, ink, etc

3. an indistinct or shapeless form or object

4. a slang word for condom

vb, blobs, blobbing or blobbed

(tr) to put blobs, as of ink or paint, on

[C15: perhaps of imitative origin; compare bubble]

ˈblobby adj

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blob

(blɒb)

n., v. blobbed, blob•bing. n.

1. a small lump or drop of a thick or glutinous substance.

2. a small splotch or daub, as of color.

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

v.t.

4. to mark or splotch with blobs.

[1400–50; late Middle English]

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blob

Past participle: blobbed
Gerund: blobbing

Imperative

blob

blob

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	blob - an indistinct shapeless form   amorphous shape - an ill-defined or arbitrary shape
Verb	1.	blob - make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth" fleck, blot, spot 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"

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blob

noun

1. drop, ball, mass, pearl, lump, bead, dab, droplet, globule, glob, dewdrop a blob of chocolate mousse

2. form, blurred outline, spot, shape, shadow, silhouette a blob in the distance

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Translations

نُقْط÷، قَطْرَه

kaňkakapka

klatklump

Klecks

tache

klessa

macchia

lašelis

lāsepiciņa

klattklump

damlakabarcık

一滴

blob

[blɒb] N (= drop) [of ink etc] → gota f; (= lump) [of mud etc] → grumo m; (= stain) → mancha f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

blob

[ˈblɒb] n

[cream, glue] → goutte f; [paint] → grosse tache f
a blob of glue → une goutte de colle

(= indistinct shape) → forme f floue

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blob

n (of water, honey, wax) → Tropfen m; (of ink) → Klecks m; (of paint) → Tupfer m; (of ice cream, mashed potato) → Klacks m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

blob

[blɒb] n (drop) → goccia; (stain, spot) → macchia; (lump, of mud) → pallina

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

blob

(blob) noun

a (usually small) shapeless mass of liquid etc. a blob of paint; a blob of wax. blerts نُقْط÷، قَطْرَه петно bolha kapka, kaňka der Klecks klat; klump μικρή ποσότητα πηκτού υγρού gota, borrón tilk, kämp قطره؛ تودۀ کوچک läiskä grosse goutte טפה, טיפה बूंद, छींटा kapljica csöpp gumpalan klessa goccia 一滴 물방울, 거품 lašelis lāse; piciņa setepek klodderklatt; klump pacnięcie څاڅکی bolha picătură пятнышко kvapka, fľak kepa, sraga kapljica klick, plump, droppe หยดเล็ก ๆ damla, kabarcık 一小沱 крапля; маленька кулька کسی مائع کا کسی مخصوص شکل کے بغیر مقدار giọt （流质的）一滴

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