blob
noun /blɒb/
/blɑːb/
- a small amount or drop of something, especially a liquid; a small area of colour
- a blob of ink
- a pink blob
- The street lights in the distance were blobs of orange light.
- She gave me a big blob of cream on my raspberries.
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting a bubble): perhaps symbolic of a drop of liquid; compare with blotch, the noun blubber, and plop.