ˈgläb noun
( -s )
Etymology: perhaps blend of globe and blob
1.
a. : a small drop : globule , blob
tiny globs of mercury
spattered globs of ink
b. : a lumpish usually rounded mass of usually large size
threw globs of mud at them
a glob of rice
heaped the shortcake with great globs of whipped cream
2. : a touch, smear, or splash especially of paint
warm and appetizing globs of color on the otherwise bleak and functional walls — Irwin Shaw