blob

American  

[blob] / blɒb /

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.

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verb (used with object)

blobbed, blobbing

1. to mark or splotch with blobs.

blob British  

/ 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

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verb

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

Other Word Forms

• blobby adjective

Etymology

Origin of blob

1400–50; late Middle English; apparently expressive formation

Example Sentences

My friends were skeptical as I placed the uneven, cinnamon-covered blobs in their palms.

From Salon

While working in marketing, Cash recalls another book cover trend she calls “book blob.”

From Los Angeles Times

He took out a blob of frozen mud and heated it over the lamp.

From Literature

Ms McCullough said: "If I am honest, the image, all I could see is a blob. I couldn't describe what the person was wearing."

From BBC

A team at Scripps Research found that some condensates are not random blobs at all.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• bead
• blotch
• droplet
• glob
• splotch