WikiWord

English

blot

/blɒt/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured substance.
  2. (by extension) A stain on someone's reputation or character; a disgrace.
  3. A method of transferring proteins, DNA or RNA, onto a carrier.
  4. An exposed piece in backgammon.
  5. To cause a blot (on something) by spilling a coloured substance.
  6. To soak up or absorb liquid.
  7. To dry (writing, etc.) with blotting paper.
  8. To spot, stain, or bespatter, as with ink.
  9. To impair; to damage; to mar; to soil.
  10. To stain with infamy; to disgrace.

Etymology / origin

No prose etymology has been added yet.

No ancestor words have been linked yet.

Related words

Descendant words

No descendant words have been linked yet.

Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
blot — meaning and etymology | WikiWord