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dob

9.9

A small amount of cream or paint put in one spot

noun
/dɑb/

: punto

To decorate the cake, she added a few dobs of cream on top for a nice finish.

Examples

He applied small dobs of paint to the canvas to create a textured effect.
The artist used different colored dobs of paint to make the landscape more vibrant.
So, Dylan worked out that as long as we cover the big stuff and the man sees little dobs of paint everywhere else, we're gonna get paid.

Shooting Fish (1997)

Synonyms

dab

vsdob

7 3.1

A very small amount of liquid used on something

refers to a small spot of any substance including cream or paint

How Much

splotch

3 4.8

to smear

63 3.7

dob

9.9

dot

228 1.0

speck

66 1.3

Surface Forms

dob singular

dobs plural

Etymology

Dob meaning a small amount is a dialect form of dab, which means 'a small touch or bit'. So a dob is a tiny 'drop' or 'bit' of cream, paint, or glue.