glob

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈglɒb/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/glɑb/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(glob)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
glob /glɑb/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a drop of a liquid.
  2. a usually rounded amount or lump of some liquid or soft substance:a glob of whipped cream.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
glob  (glob),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a drop or globule of a liquid.
  2. a usually rounded quantity or lump of some plastic or moldable substance:a little glob of clay; a huge glob of whipped cream.
  • perh. blend of, blended globe and blob 1895–1900

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
glob / ɡlɒb/
  1. a rounded mass of some thick fluid or pliable substance
Etymology: 20th Century: probably from globe, influenced by blob
'glob' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Bok globule - alpha globulin - beta globulin - conglobe - gamma globulin - global - global tectonics - global village - globalism - globalize - globin - globular - globular cluster

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