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daub

/ daub /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
an unskillful painting
Type of:
painting picture
noun Sense 2
material used to daub walls
Type of:
clay
Derived:
smear plaster
verb Sense 3
cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it
"smear the wall with paint"
"daub the ceiling with plaster"
Type of:
cover
Kinds of:
blood
Derived:
dauber
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
apply to a surface
"daub paint onto the wall"
Type of:
put on apply
Verb group:
smear plaster
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
coat with plaster
"daub the wall"
Type of:
coat surface
Kinds of:
render-set parget roughcast mud mortar
Derived:
plastering daubing plaster plasterwork plasterer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
masonry
noun Sense 6
a blemish made by dirt
"he had a smudge on his cheek"
Type of:
blemish defect mar
Kinds of:
blotch splodge splotch fingermark fingerprint
Derived:
smirch besmirch smear blur smudge
Semantic Complexity
56%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
37
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

painting picture clay cover blood put on apply coat surface render-set parget roughcast