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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 [blɒb]
n
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
vb blobs, blobbing, blobbed
(tr) to put blobs, as of ink or paint, on
[perhaps of imitative origin; compare bubble]
blobby  adj
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
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
Translations
blob [blɒb] N (= drop) [of ink etc] → gota f; (= lump) [of mud etc] → grumo m; (= stain) → mancha f

blob [ˈblɒb] n
[cream, glue] → goutte f; [paint] → grosse tache f
a blob of glue → une goutte de colle
(= indistinct shape) → forme f floue

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

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

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 grosse goutte טִפָּה @@@טִיפָּה$$$ बूंद, छींटा kapljica csöpp gumpalan klessa goccia 一滴 물방울, 거품 lašelis lāse; piciņa setepek klodder klatt; klump pacnięcie 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


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It was as if a great big blob of wet darkness had been waved over your head.
It was a long commercial envelope of ordinary type, and although the flap was secured with a blob of sealing wax, there was no particular impression upon it.
In the nearer foreground I discerned a small, dark blob of color upon the shimmering whiteness of the snow.
 
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