Definition of Daub

1. Noun. Material used to daub walls.

Generic synonyms: Clay

2. Verb. Coat with plaster. "Daub the wall"
Exact synonyms: Plaster
Category relationships: Masonry
Generic synonyms: Coat, Surface
Specialized synonyms: Render-set, Parget, Roughcast, Mud, Mortar
Derivative terms: Daubing, Plaster, Plaster, Plasterer, Plastering

3. Noun. A blemish made by dirt. "He had a smudge on his cheek"
Exact synonyms: Blot, Slur, Smear, Smirch, Smudge, Spot
Generic synonyms: Blemish, Defect, Mar
Specialized synonyms: Blotch, Splodge, Splotch, Fingermark, Fingerprint, Inkblot
Derivative terms: Blot, Blot, Smear, Smear, Smirch, Smudge, Smudgy, Spot, Spot

4. Verb. Apply to a surface. "They daub butter on the bread"; "Daub paint onto the wall"
Related verbs: Smear, Plaster
Generic synonyms: Apply, Put On

5. Noun. An unskillful painting.
Generic synonyms: Painting, Picture

6. Verb. Cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it. "Daub the ceiling with plaster"
Exact synonyms: Smear
Specialized synonyms: Blood
Generic synonyms: Cover
Derivative terms: Dauber

Definition of Daub

1. v. t. To smear with soft, adhesive matter, as pitch, slime, mud, etc.; to plaster; to bedaub; to besmear.

2. v. i. To smear; to play the flatterer.

3. n. A viscous, sticky application; a spot smeared or daubed; a smear.

Definition of Daub

1. to smear [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: smear

Lexicographical Neighbors of Daub

datum
datums
datum plane
datura
Datura
daturas
Datura arborea
Datura poisoning
Datura sanguinea
Datura stramonium
Datura suaveolens
daturic
daturine
daturine
daturines
daub (current term)
daube
daubed
Daubenton
Daubenton's angle
Daubenton's line
Daubenton's plane
Daubentonia
Daubentonia madagascariensis
Daubentoniidae
dauber
dauber
dauberies
daubers
daubery

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