blob
UK: blɒb | US: blɑːb
n. a small, shapeless mass of liquid or soft substance
n. (computing) a binary large object; a collection of data stored as a single entity
v. (informal) to make or become a blob-like shape
The word "blob" is an onomatopoeic term, likely imitating the sound or visual impression of a small, amorphous drop or lump (e.g., a blob of paint hitting a surface). It emerged in Middle English as a playful or descriptive term for something without definite form. Its computational meaning (Binary Large OBject) is a modern backronym, playing on the original sense of shapelessness.
A blob of jelly fell onto the table.
The artist dabbed blobs of color onto the canvas.
The database stores images as blobs.
The melted wax began to blob together.
He stared at the strange green blob floating in the water.