nounπShareA shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape."The spilled juice made a sticky blob on the table. "appearancemasssubstancegroupamountthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareIn astronomy, a large cloud of gas. In particular, an extended Lyman-Alpha blob is a huge body of gas that may be the precursor to a galaxy."Astronomers observed a faint, distant blob of gas, potentially a galaxy forming billions of years ago. "astronomyspacescienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA bubble; a bleb."The child blew a big blob of bubble gum. "appearancesubstancemassChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA small freshwater fish (Cottus bairdii); the miller's thumb."The biologist carefully examined the small blob, recognizing it as a miller's thumb. "fishanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe partially inflated air bag used in the sport of blobbing."The blobbing team practiced using their new blob, trying to inflate it just right for the competition. "sportentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA score of zero."My son got a blob on his math test; he didn't answer any questions correctly. "numbermathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo drop in the form of a blob or blobs"The paint blobbed onto the canvas in thick, uneven spots. "appearanceactionmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo drop a blob or blobs onto, cover with blobs."She accidentally blobbed glue all over her art project when the bottle slipped. "appearanceactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo fall in the form of a blob or blobs."The paint blobbed onto the canvas in uneven, colorful drips. "appearanceactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo relax idly and mindlessly; to veg out."After a long day at work, he blobbed on the sofa, watching TV. "attitudeactionentertainmentmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAcronym of binary large object. (a data type that allows storage of binary data often of indeterminate length)."The database stored the student's scanned photo ID as a BLOB. "computingtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading