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glob  (glb)
n.
1. A small drop; a globule.
2. A soft thick lump or mass: a glob of mashed potatoes; globs of red mud.

[Middle English globbe, large mass, from Latin globus, globular mass.]

glob [glɒb]
n
Informal a rounded mass of some thick fluid or pliable substance a glob of cream
[probably from globe, influenced by blob]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.globglob - a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"
clot, coagulum - a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid
agglomeration - a jumbled collection or mass
gob - a lump of slimy stuff; "a gob of phlegm"
clew - a ball of yarn or cord or thread
Translations
glob [glɒb] N (US) → pegote m
glob [ˈglɒb] n (= blob) → goutte f
glob
n (inf)Klacks m (inf); (of mud)Klümpchen nt


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