blob

/blɑb/

/blɒb/

Other forms: blobs; blobbed; blobbing

A blob is a spot, drop, or a shapeless mass of something, You can't just put blobs of paint on your canvas and call it art!

Blob is often used interchangeably with glob or drop. You might top your apple pie with blobs of whipped cream, or put a blob of toothpaste on your toothbrush. And if your map appears to be just blobs of color, you might want to put your glasses on and look again. Blob first appeared as a verb in the 15th century, meaning "to mark with drops or granules," a close relation of bubble.

Definitions of blob

1. noun

   an indistinct shapeless form
   type of:

   amorphous shape

   an ill-defined or arbitrary shape
2. verb

   make a spot or mark onto
   synonyms: blot, fleck, spot

   stain

   produce or leave stains

   types:

   splotch

   blotch or spot

   defile, maculate, stain, sully, tarnish

   make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically

   bespeckle, speckle

   mark with small spots

   bespatter, spatter

   spot, splash, or soil

   darken

   tarnish or stain

   type of:

   change surface

   undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface