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- [gob-it]
- /ˈgɒb ɪt/
- /ˈɡɒb.ɪt/
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- [gob-it]
- /ˈgɒb ɪt/
Definitions of gobbet word
- noun gobbet a fragment or piece, especially of raw flesh. 1
- noun gobbet a lump or mass. 1
- noun gobbet A piece or lump of flesh, food, or other matter. 1
- noun gobbet chunk or lump 1
- countable noun gobbet A gobbet of something soft, especially food, is a small lump or piece of it. 0
- countable noun gobbet A gobbet of information is a small piece of it. 0
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Origin of gobbet
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English gobet < Old French: a mouthful, diminutive of gobe. See -et
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Parts of speech for Gobbet
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gobbet popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gobbet
noun gobbet
- slice — a thin, flat piece cut from something: a slice of bread.
- wafer — a thin, crisp cake or biscuit, often sweetened and flavored.
- wedge — a piece of hard material with two principal faces meeting in a sharply acute angle, for raising, holding, or splitting objects by applying a pounding or driving force, as from a hammer. Compare machine (def 3b).
- notch — an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.
- fragment — fragmentation
Antonyms for gobbet
noun gobbet
- whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
Top questions with gobbet
- what is a gobbet?
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