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dab

noun verb

a light touch or stroke

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Word length
3
Starts with
D
Ends with
B
Contains
A
Scrabble score
6

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noun

  1. a light touch or stroke

noun

  1. a dance move in which the dancer simultaneously drops the head while raising an arm and the elbow in a gesture that has been noted to resemble sneezing

noun

  1. a small quantity of something moist or liquid

    “a dab of paint”

verb

  1. to smoke marijuana using butane hash oil

verb

  1. hit lightly

    “pat him on the shoulder”

verb

  1. apply (usually a liquid) to a surface

    “dab the wall with paint”

verb

  1. to perform a dance move in which the dancer simultaneously drops the head while raising an arm and the elbow in a gesture that has been noted to resemble sneezing

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Example Sentences

a dab of paint
a splatter of mud
just a splash of whiskey
pat him on the shoulder
dab the wall with paint

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