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Daub Very Common

Daub has 9 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

material used to daub walls

2

a blemish made by dirt

"he had a smudge on his cheek"

3

an unskillful painting

4

Excrement or clay used as a bonding material in construction.

Verb
1

coat with plaster

"daub the wall"

2

apply to a surface

"daub paint onto the wall"

3

cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it

"smear the wall with paint"

"daub the ceiling with plaster"

4

To apply (something) to a surface in hasty or crude strokes.

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

Example Sentences
"he had a smudge on his cheek" noun
"daub the wall" verb
"daub paint onto the wall" verb
"smear the wall with paint" verb
"daub the ceiling with plaster" verb
See Also
beslime amateurish daubest clart daubed plaster undaubed crude
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
clay blemish painting coat put on cover
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
blotch fingermark inkblot render-set parget roughcast mud mortar blood
Rhyming Words
taub traub staub bedaub straub weinraub weintraub wattle and daub
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