gob (noun)

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• gob iron — Noun. A mouth organ, harmonica. See gob (noun 1) …   English slang and colloquialisms

• gob — I. /gɒb / (say gob) noun 1. a mass or lump. –verb (i) (gobbed, gobbing) 2. to spit or expectorate. {Middle English gobbe lump, mass, apparently from Old French go(u)be, of Gallic origin} II. /gɒb / (say gob) noun Colloquial the mouth …  

• gob|bler — gob|bler1 «GOB luhr», noun. a male turkey. gob|bler2 «GOB luhr», noun. a person or thing that gobbles food, land, or anything else …   Useful english dictionary

• gob — Ⅰ. gob [1] ► NOUN informal, chiefly Brit. ▪ a person s mouth. ORIGIN perhaps from Scottish Gaelic. Ⅱ. gob [2] informal ► NOUN 1) a lump or clot of a slimy or viscous substance …   English terms dictionary

• gob — [ gab ] noun count 1. ) a small amount of a sticky liquid: gobs of tar 2. ) BRITISH VERY INFORMAL someone s mouth a (whole) gob of something AMERICAN VERY INFORMAL or gobs of something a large amount of something: There are a whole gob of things… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• gob|ble|de|gook — gob|ble|dy|gook or gob|ble|de|gook «GOB uhl dee guk», noun. Informal. speech or writing that is hard to understand because it is full of long, involved sentences and big words: »I will not go into the many forms of gobbledygook legal, medical,… …   Useful english dictionary

• gob|ble|dy|gook — or gob|ble|de|gook «GOB uhl dee guk», noun. Informal. speech or writing that is hard to understand because it is full of long, involved sentences and big words: »I will not go into the many forms of gobbledygook legal, medical, business,… …   Useful english dictionary

• gob|bet — «GOB iht», noun. 1. a lump; mass. 2. a portion or piece, such as one of raw meat or fat. 3. Figurative. a morsel or tidbit of anything: »Your reporters have been working round the clock to winkle out every succulent gobbet of news for the… …   Useful english dictionary

• Gob|e|lin — «GOB uh lihn; French g blan», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of or made at the factory and dye works of the Gobelins in Paris: »Gobelin tapestry or upholstery. 2. resembling such tapestry or upholstery. –n. a Gobelin tapestry …   Useful english dictionary

• gob|let — «GOB liht», noun. 1. a drinking glass that stands high above its base on a stem, and has no handle. 2. Archaic. a) a hollow drinking bowl without a handle. b) a wine cup. ╂[< Old French gobelet (diminutive) < gobel cup, probably < gober… …   Useful english dictionary

• gob|lin — «GOB luhn», noun, adjective. –n. a mischievous sprite or elf in folklore, in the form of an ugly looking dwarf. SYNONYM(S): hobgoblin, bogy. –adj. 1. of or having to do with goblins 2. suitable for goblins. ╂[compare Old French gobelin] …   Useful english dictionary