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daub
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- pronunciation:
- dawb
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
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part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
daubs, daubing, daubed |
definition: |
to smear or cover with something soft and sticky, such as paint.
The toddler daubed peanut butter on the wall.
- synonyms:
- smear
- similar words:
- coat, cover, paint, plaster, slap on, smudge
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related words: |
blot, color, dab, smear, spread |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition: |
something daubed on; a single stroke of this.
You have a daub of paint on your nose.- similar words:
- blot, blotch, dab, smear, smudge, spot, stroke
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derivations: |
dauby (adj.), daubingly (adv.), dauber (n.) |
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