I applied a fat daub of paint to the canvas.
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Daub
/dɔb/
Synonyms for "daub" (226 found)
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Strong matches (67)
color printcomplexioncopycovercrayoncrosshatchcycloramadabdappledarkendash offdeep-dyedelineatedepictdesigndiagramdipdiptychdirtydiscolor
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distemperdistortiondoodledouble-dyedraftdrawdressdyeemblazonembrocateenamelengildengravingeyesorefacefast-dyefleckflickflyspeckfrescogildglazeglossglycerolategraingreasegrease the wheelshatchhueiconilluminateilluminationillustrationimageimbueingrainjapanlacquerlardlay it on thicklay onlay on colorlikenesslimnlubricate
Noun(2 words)
crude paintingdab
Related words (113)
maculamaculationmaculemarkminiaturemisdrawmispaintmontagemosaicmuraloilpaintpaint a picturepanoramapargetparodypatchpencilphotographpicture
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picturizepigmentplasterpomadeportrayprimeprintrepresentationreproductionsalvescorchscratchscribblescumblesearshadeshadowshellacsingesketchslap onslatherslickslick onslop on paintslubberslursmarmsmearsmear onsmirchsmokesmooth the waysmouchsmudgesmutsmutchsoap the wayssoilspatterspeckspecklesplashsplattersplotchspotspreadspread onspread withstainstained glass windowstencilstigmastigmatizestill lifestipplestreaksullytableautainttapestrytartarnishtincttincturetingetinttonetracetravestytriptychundercoatunguentvariegatevarnishwall paintingwashwaxwhitewash
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14 entriesCollocations
10 entriesdaub muddaub plasterdaub techniquedaub wallsmud daubpaint daubplaster daubrough daubthick daubwall daub
Inflections
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2 entriesSample sentences
23 total sentences available.
I daub the venison with shortening.
Source: tatoeba (10522490)
You've missed a bit. Just daub your brush there in the corner.
Source: tatoeba (10808873)
A small daub of very watery enamel should be taken on the end of the spatula and laid upon the metal where it is to be enameled.
Source: tatoeba (10968764)
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