Associations to the word «Glob»

Wiktionary

GLOB, noun. A round, shapeless or amorphous lump, as of a semisolid substance.
GLOB, noun. (programming) A limited pattern matching technique using wildcards, less powerful than a regular expression.
GLOB, noun. (biology) A millimeter-sized colour module found beyond the visual area V2 in the brain's parvocellular pathway.
GLOB, verb. To stick in globs or lumps.
GLOB, verb. (programming) To carry out pattern matching using a glob.

Dictionary definition

GLOB, noun. A compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats