blob vs blot

blob

verb
  • To drop in the form of a blob or blobs. 

  • To fall in the form of a blob or blobs. 

  • To drop a blob or blobs onto; to cover with blobs. 

  • To relax idly and mindlessly; to veg out. 

noun
  • A score of zero. 

  • A small freshwater fish (Cottus bairdii); the miller's thumb. 

  • A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape. 

  • A large cloud of gas. 

  • The partially inflated air bag used in the sport of blobbing. 

  • A bubble; a bleb. 

blot

verb
  • to cause a blot (on something) by spilling a coloured substance. 

  • To obliterate, as writing with ink; to cancel; to efface; generally with out. 

  • To dry (writing, etc.) with blotting paper. 

  • To spot, stain, or bespatter, as with ink. 

  • To obscure; to eclipse; to shadow. 

  • To impair; to damage; to mar; to soil. 

  • to soak up or absorb liquid. 

  • To stain with infamy; to disgrace. 

noun
  • A stain on someone's reputation or character; a disgrace. 

  • An exposed piece in backgammon. 

  • A blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured substance. 

  • A method of transferring proteins, DNA or RNA, onto a carrier. 

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