Meaning & use
blob
A small, soft, shapeless mass or drop of a thick substance.
See it in a sentence
A blob of paint dripped from the brush onto the newspaper below.
Through the foggy window, the streetlights looked like blurry orange blobs.
A note on using this word
Blob is informal and works for anything lacking a clear shape, from paint and jelly to vague, undefined groups.
Words with a similar meaning
globlumpsplotch
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “blob”, then compare your use with the examples above.
Your draft stays on this page and is not sent anywhere.