Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun daub

3 senses of daub

Sense 1
daub -- (material used to daub walls)
       => clay -- (a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired)

Sense 2
smudge, spot, blot, daub, smear, smirch, slur -- (a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek")
       => blemish, defect, mar -- (a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish")

Sense 3
daub -- (an unskillful painting)
       => painting, picture -- (graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface; "a small painting by Picasso"; "he bought the painting as an investment"; "his pictures hang in the Louvre")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb daub

3 senses of daub

Sense 1
plaster, daub -- (coat with plaster; "daub the wall")
       => coat, surface -- (put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate")

Sense 2
daub -- (apply to a surface; "daub paint onto the wall")
       => put on, apply -- (apply to a surface; "She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!")

Sense 3
daub, smear -- (cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it; "smear the wall with paint"; "daub the ceiling with plaster")
       => cover -- (provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers")