Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A small drop; a globule.
- noun A soft thick lump or mass.
from The Century Dictionary.
- See
globe , n., 6, and globe, v. t., 2.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a compact mass, especially of a semiliquid or viscous substance.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A round,
shapeless oramorphous lump , as of asemisolid substance. - noun programming A limited
pattern matching technique usingwildcards , less powerful than aregular expression . - verb To stick in globs or lumps.
- verb programming To carry out pattern matching using a glob.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a compact mass
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Lift the glob from the bowl and allow the moisture to drain off.
Archive 2004-09-01 2004
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The glob was the same greasy white as the woman's flesh, but covered with silky brown wisps.
Break No Bones Reichs, Kathy 2006
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S. O'BRIEN: It looks like one of those games where they put pieces of different animals together and they just kind of glob it together and there it is.
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"A key one is particle size: the smaller the particle size the less mass of sulphur is needed, but if the particles are too small they can 'glob' together and fall out of the stratosphere quicker."
Environment news, comment and analysis from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk 2009
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Then you'll understand behavior of micro-segments of your website visitors, which in turn will lead you to actionable insights because you are not focusing on a "glob" rather you are focused on a "specific".
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I got a wish list from Nana who has told me repeatedly to check your "glob" :) ) and after a trip to Trader Joe's with Caroline, food assistance is on the way.
Attaya, Watermelon, and Dysentery Mandy Penner 2006
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Do you just knit a glob of yarn and throw it away?
A Stitch Before Dying Anne Canadeo 2011
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That glob of flesh and bones who called himself my husband and your father is gone.
Family Storms 2011
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That half-hour lull before the pub closed, Captin and Ruby enjoyed the easy quiet and didnt talk much while they worked: he checked the range and flicked a glob of batter in to test the fat; she scoured the counter and put out fresh greaseproof squares beside the paper, ready to wrap chips, then Captin wiped the counter down again.
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Though R2-D2's bi-pedaled counterpart C-3PO called him an "overweight glob of grease," I wouldn't change a thing about him.
MIND MELD: What Are The Coolest Robots in Science Fiction? 2010
zeke commented on the word glob
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glob_(programming)
November 5, 2010