English noun: gob |
1. | gob (person) a man who serves as a sailor |
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| Synonyms | Jack, Jack-tar, mariner, old salt, sea dog, seafarer, seaman, tar |
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| Broader (hypernym) | crewman, sailor |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | able seaman, able-bodied seaman, bargee, bargeman, bo's'n, bo'sun, boatswain, bos'n, bosun, deckhand, helmsman, lighterman, officer, pilot, roustabout, sea lawyer, ship's officer, steerer, steersman, whaler |
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2. | gob (group) a lump of slimy stuff |
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| Samples | A gob of phlegm.
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| Broader (hypernym) | ball, chunk, clod, clump, glob, lump |
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| Domain region | Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
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3. | gob (body) informal terms for the mouth |
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| Synonyms | cakehole, hole, maw, trap, yap |
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| Broader (hypernym) | mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris |
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