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blob

[ blob ]

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.


verb (used with object)

blobbed, blobbing.
  1. to mark or splotch with blobs.

blob

/ ²ú±ôÉ’²ú /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to put blobs, as of ink or paint, on
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²ú±ô´Ç²ú²ú²â, adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of blob1

1400–50; late Middle English; apparently expressive formation
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of blob1

C15: perhaps of imitative origin; compare bubble
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Even though Michelle’s hair was longer, everybody just sort of mushed us together in this blob of the sea.

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"The bad photos are so funny - there are some amazing blobs of humans there."

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But as he sees it, the balloony blobs can be like freeways: functional and necessary.

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Another piece of evidence is the so-called 'cold blob' or 'warming hole' in the north Atlantic.

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It came months after thousands of black blobs started appearing on the city's coasts in October, prompting authorities to close some of its most famous beaches for several days and order a massive clean-up.

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