gob
1 of 3noun (1)
ˈgäb 
1
: lump
2
: a large amount —usually used in plural
gobs of money
gob
2 of 3noun (2)
ˈgȯb ˈgäb
ˈgäb chiefly British
: mouth
gob
3 of 3noun (3)
ˈgäb ˈgȯb
ˈgȯb : sailor
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- blob
- chunk
- clod
- clot
- clump
- dollop
- glob
- gobbet
- hunk
- knob
- lump
- nub
- nubble
- nugget
- wad
Noun (2)
- chops
- kisser [slang]
- mouth
- mug
- piehole [slang]
- trap [slang]
- yap [slang]
Noun (3)
- hearty
- jack
- jack-tar
- mariner
- navigator
- sailor
- salt
- sea dog
- seafarer
- seaman
- shipman
- swab
- swabbie [slang]
- swabby
- tar
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English gobbe, probably back-formation from gobet
Noun (2)
probably from Scottish Gaelic, mouth & Irish, beak, pursed mouth
Noun (3)
origin unknown
First Known Use
Noun (1)
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
1568, in the meaning defined above
Noun (3)
1910, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
gob
noun
ˈgäb
: lump entry 1 sense 1
a gob of mud
gob 1 of 3
noun (1)
1
as in chunk
a small uneven mass grabbed a gob of clay from the block and threw it on the pottery wheel Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- chunk
- wad
- glob
- hunk
- clump
- lump
- blob
- gobbet
- knob
- dollop
- nugget
- nub
- globule
- bead
- piece
- clod
- nubble
- clot
- bit
- drop
- particle
- patch
- portion
- crumb
- bulk
- chip
- granule
- morsel
- scrap
- block
- body
- nubbin
2
as in ton
gobs plural a considerable amount has gobs of money Synonyms & Similar Words
- ton
- plenty
- loads
- hundred
- dozen
- yard
- lot
- abundance
- chunk
- wad
- pile
- wealth
- fistful
- quantity
- bucket
- plateful
- stack
- heap
- slew
- oodles
- much
- peck
- truckload
- barrel
- scads
- basketful
- boatload
- reams
- mountain
- pot
- raft
- bushel
- lashings
- mess
- potful
- sheaf
- good deal
- profusion
- carload
- bundle
- volume
- myriad
- shipload
- multiplicity
- plenitude
- sight
- passel
- bunch
- pack
- plentitude
- store
- mass
- deal
- spate
- quite a bit
- lashins
- thousands
- surplus
- all kinds (of)
- million
- flood
- excess
- overflow
- plague
- superabundance
- overabundance
- rash
- surfeit
- swarm
- sea
- overmuch
- bonanza
- plethora
- deluge
- cram
- embarrassment
- superfluity
- press
- oversupply
- overkill
- horde
- redundancy
- overage
- epidemic
- army
- legion
- crush
- throng
- bevy
- flock
- score
- multitude
- host
- zillion
- crowd
- mob
- herd
- trillion
- gazillion
- drove
- jillion
- kazillion
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- mouthful
- bit
- dab
- lick
- handful
- peanuts
- taste
- ounce
- pinch
- particle
- touch
- speck
- ace
- grain
- ray
- dram
- spot
- sprinkling
- scrap
- strain
- mite
- crumb
- pittance
- hint
- fragment
- nip
- atom
- shadow
- granule
- streak
- dot
- shade
- suspicion
- molecule
- sprinkle
- glimmer
- mote
- tad
- trace
- modicum
- iota
- whit
- scintilla
- scruple
- shred
- smidgin
- morsel
- smidgeon
- smidgen
- fleck
- drop
- little
- piece
- jot
- smattering
- dash
- portion
- tittle
- driblet
- smidge
- section
- nubbin
- flyspeck
- shot
- shortage
- lack
- smatter
- absence
- paucity
- famine
- poverty
- scarcity
- dearth
- want
- deficiency
- deficit
- insufficiency
- inadequacy
- undersupply
- meagerness
- scarceness
- skimpiness
- scantiness
- scantness
gob
2 of 3noun (2)
as in mouth
the opening through which food passes into the body of an animal he threatened the yob with a punch in the gob if he didn't stop insulting everyone Synonyms & Similar Words
- mouth
- piehole
- yap
- chops
- kisser
- jaws
- puss
- maw
- face
- mug
- trap
- muzzle
- visage
- gullet
- mandible
- countenance
- maxilla
gob
3 of 3noun (3)
as in sailor
one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel avast, ye gobs, and haul anchor! Synonyms & Similar Words
- sailor
- tar
- mariner
- navigator
- swab
- salt
- seaman
- shipman
- hearty
- swabbie
- swabby
- jack
- sea dog
- seafarer
- shipmate
- jack-tar
- lubber
- crewman
- deckhand
- limey
- able seaman
- coxswain
- able-bodied seaman
- sailboater
- lime-juicer
- powerboater
- Petrochelidon
- petrochemical
- petrochemicals
- petrochemistries
- petrochemistry
- petrocole
- petrocoptes
- petrocoptises
- petrocoptisses
- petrocurrencies
- petrodollar
- petrodollars
- petrodvorets
- petrofabric
- petrofabric diagram
- petrofabrics
- petrogale
- petrogales
- petrogeneses
- petrogenesis
- petrogenetic
- petrogenic
- petrogeny
- petroglyph
- Petroglyph National Monument