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Synonyms for daub

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for daub

to spread with a greasy, sticky, or dirty substance

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a discolored mark made by smearing

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Synonyms for daub

material used to daub walls

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an unskillful painting

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apply to a surface

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cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it

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A slightly upward-tilting viewpoint has the effect of making this cast of thousands--signified by daubs of pink--appear to be advancing toward the viewer.
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When somebody daubs swastikas on Jewish graves, it obviously touches a few nerves."
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An artist searching for the perfect tint blends daubs of color together on a palette, varying the mix to get the desired hue.
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One critic derided his daubs as products of "a hand undirected by the brain." All the more miraculous then that the camera allowed him to become so much more than he seemed.
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This Worrisome Land is a barren expanse built up from small daubs of many different colors, with a cartoonish electrical storm threatening on the horizon.
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In Nimby, 2002, for example, a flotilla of frostinglike daubs (recalling Philip Guston) hovers over a landslide of wavering lines (shades of Brice Marden).
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