gob

Plural: gobs

Noun

a man who serves as a sailor
a lump of slimy stuff
- "a gob of phlegm"
informal terms for the mouth
A lump of soft or sticky material.
Saliva or phlegm.
A whoopee pie.
The mouth.
Waste material in old mine workings, goaf.
A sailor.

Verb

Verb Forms: gobbed, gobbing, gobs

To fill a mine pit with waste or debris.
To gather into a lump.
To spit, especially to spit phlegm.
To pack away waste material in order to support the walls of the mine.

Examples

He spat a big ball of gob on to the pavement.
He tried to GOB up the board with low-scoring words to deny his Words With Friends opponent bingo opportunities.
He′s always stuffing his gob with fast food.
Oi, you, shut your gob!
She's got such a gob on her – she's always gossiping about someone or other.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English gobbe (also Middle English gobet), from Old French gobet, gobe (“lump, mouthful”), from Transalpine Gaulish *gobbo- (“neb, muzzle”).

Synonyms

cakehole, hole, Jack, Jack-tar, mariner, maw, old salt, sea dog, seafarer, seaman, tar, trap, yap, bazoo, chops, clam, clamshell, gob, hash-trap, kisser, laughing gear, mouth, mush, neb, ned, north and south, oral cavity, os, piehole, potato trap, puss, saliva, spit, sputum, sucker

Scrabble Score: 6

gob: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
gob: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gob: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

gob: valid Words With Friends Word