Dab

What do we mean by dab?

A dab hand. noun

Any of various flatfishes, especially the edible Limanda limanda of northeast Atlantic waters. noun

To apply with short poking strokes. intransitive verb

To cover lightly with or as if with a moist substance. intransitive verb

To rub or pat (something) lightly. intransitive verb

To press (something) lightly against an object or surface. intransitive verb

To remove or brush away with light strokes. intransitive verb

To make light patting or stroking motions. intransitive verb

A small amount. noun

A quick light pat. noun

The salt-water flounder or fluke, Limanda limanda. noun

An expert; a knowing or skilful man; a dabster. noun

Clever; skilled: as, a dab hand at a thing.

A quick or sudden blow. noun

A gentle blow or pat with the hand or some soft substance. noun

A dig; a peck, as from the beak of a bird. noun

A first or imperfect impression on the metal in making a die. noun

A small lump or mass of something soft or moist; a small quantity: as, a dab of mortar; a dab of butter. noun

A trifle; a slight, insignificant thing or person: in contempt. noun

A soft tap or blow; a blow or peck from a bird's beak; an aimed blow.

A soft, playful box given in greeting or approval.

A small amount, a blob of some soft or wet substance.

(chiefly in the plural) Fingerprint.

A hip hop dance move in which the dancer simultaneously drops the head while raising an arm, briefly resting their face in the elbow, as if sneezing into their elbow.

Words that are spelled similarly to dab:
dab.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word dab:
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Words that rhyme with dab:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe dab:
little, small, smack, right, tiny, rough, last, final, long, quick, methyl, mere, single, poor, generous, white, big, occasional, regular, hasty, extra, vicious, vengeful, lemon, red, light, hrp, sized, violent, fresh, size, peroxidase, 488, sudden, dear, familiar, wet, furtive, thick, slightest, tiniest, bibliography, immunoperoxidase, terrestrial, awful, damp, ultimate, equilateral, nice, ferocious, gentle, merest, square, successive, pap, purple, swift, slap, ineffectual, tentative, abundant, minute, lightest, unconscious, acknowledged, perfunctory.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective dab:
hand, insense, chick, chicks, smear, paint, glue, brick, right, hands, limanda, types, huts, h2o2, smears, tsog, type, inimaginable, water, middle, perfume, fish, liver, oil, peg, reaction, sponge, walls, smi, grass, neeb, hut, lubricant, mrna, leaders, receivers, vinegar, houses, capture, rant, dictionary, wash, allowance, top, cement, embryos, livers, color, powder, ink, protein, feeding, based, wool, populations, gouda, butter, larvae, brush, fishing.

Consonant match to dab:
dub, daub, deb, daube, dob, dube, deeb, doub, dibb, dobb.

Words that sound like dab:
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