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¹blob

noun \ˈbläb\

: a usually small amount of something thick and wet

: something that does not have a regular shape

Full Definition of BLOB

a : a small drop or lump of something viscid or thick

b : a daub or spot of color

: something shapeless

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Origin of BLOB

Middle English (Scots)

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to BLOB

Synonyms: lump, chunk, clod, clot, clump, dollop, glob, gob, gobbet, hunk, knob, nub, nubble, nugget, wad

Rhymes with BLOB

Ab, bob, cob, daub, fob, glob, gob, hob, job, knob, lob, mob, nob, rob, slob, snob, sob, squab, stob, swab, throb, yob

²blob

verb

blobbedblob·bing

Definition of BLOB

transitive verb

: to mark with blobs : splotch

First Known Use of BLOB

15th century

BLOB Defined for Kids

blob

noun \ˈbläb\

Definition of BLOB for Kids

: a small lump or drop of something thick <a blob of paint>

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