Meaning of "daub" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DAUB

From Old French dauber to paint, whitewash, from Latin dealbāre, from albāre to whiten, from albus white.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF DAUB

daub  [dɔːb]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DAUB

Daub is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb daub in English.

WHAT DOES DAUB MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Daub

Daub may refer to: ▪ Hal Daub, American politician and lawyer ▪ Karl Daub, German Protestant theologian ▪ Wattle and daub, dwelling construction technique and materials, using woven latticework daubed with a sand, clay and/or dung mixture Daube is a type of stew in French cuisine but may also refer to: ▪ David Daube, Professor of Law at Oxford and Berkeley ▪ Dennis Daube, German footballer ▪ Peter Daube, New Zealand actor...

Definition of daub in the English dictionary

The first definition of daub in the dictionary is to smear or spread, esp carelessly. Other definition of daub is to cover or coat carelessly. Daub is also to paint clumsily or badly.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DAUB

PRESENT

Present

I daub

you daub

he/she/it daubs

we daub

you daub

they daub

Present continuous

I am daubing

you are daubing

he/she/it is daubing

we are daubing

you are daubing

they are daubing

Present perfect

I have daubed

you have daubed

he/she/it has daubed

we have daubed

you have daubed

they have daubed

Present perfect continuous

I have been daubing

you have been daubing

he/she/it has been daubing

we have been daubing

you have been daubing

they have been daubing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I daubed

you daubed

he/she/it daubed

we daubed

you daubed

they daubed

Past continuous

I was daubing

you were daubing

he/she/it was daubing

we were daubing

you were daubing

they were daubing

Past perfect

I had daubed

you had daubed

he/she/it had daubed

we had daubed

you had daubed

they had daubed

Past perfect continuous

I had been daubing

you had been daubing

he/she/it had been daubing

we had been daubing

you had been daubing

they had been daubing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will daub

you will daub

he/she/it will daub

we will daub

you will daub

they will daub

Future continuous

I will be daubing

you will be daubing

he/she/it will be daubing

we will be daubing

you will be daubing

they will be daubing

Future perfect

I will have daubed

you will have daubed

he/she/it will have daubed

we will have daubed

you will have daubed

they will have daubed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been daubing

you will have been daubing

he/she/it will have been daubing

we will have been daubing

you will have been daubing

they will have been daubing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would daub

you would daub

he/she/it would daub

we would daub

you would daub

they would daub

Conditional continuous

I would be daubing

you would be daubing

he/she/it would be daubing

we would be daubing

you would be daubing

they would be daubing

Conditional perfect

I would have daub

you would have daub

he/she/it would have daub

we would have daub

you would have daub

they would have daub

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been daubing

you would have been daubing

he/she/it would have been daubing

we would have been daubing

you would have been daubing

they would have been daubing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you daub
we let´s daub
you daub

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to daub

Past participle

daubed

Present Participle

daubing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «DAUB»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «daub» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of daub

bedaub · begrime · besmear · blot · blotch · coat · deface · dirty · paint · plaster · smear · smirch · spatter · splatter · splodge · splotch · spot · stain · sully

TRANSLATION OF DAUB

Find out the translation of daub to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of daub from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «daub» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 涂抹
• Translator English - Spanish: embadurnar
• English: daub
• Translator English - Hindi: लीपापोती
• Translator English - Arabic: جصص
• Translator English - Russian: мазня
• Translator English - Portuguese: borrar
• Translator English - Bengali: ময়লা
• Translator English - French: barbouiller
• Translator English - Malay: Daub
• Translator English - German: schmieren
• Translator English - Japanese: 塗りたくる
• Translator English - Korean: 바르다
• Translator English - Javanese: Dhewe
• Translator English - Vietnamese: tô
• Translator English - Tamil: உடைந்துபோன
• Translator English - Marathi: दब
• Translator English - Turkish: sıvamak
• Translator English - Italian: spalmare
• Translator English - Polish: kicz
• Translator English - Ukrainian: мазня
• Translator English - Romanian: mânji
• Translator English - Greek: daub
• Translator English - Afrikaans: klei
• Translator English - Swedish: daub
• Translator English - Norwegian: klatte

QUOTES WITH «DAUB»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word daub.

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Claes Oldenburg

I like to treat paint as material - to daub it, drop it, let it slide. There was Action Painting, but I also compare it to paint effects found on the streets. This approach is superimposed on a sculptural surface that is also 'painterly.'

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DAUB»

Discover the use of daub in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to daub and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Wattle and Daub

In this book the author explains some of the mysteries surrounding wattle and daub and why it has stood the test of Lime. Book jacket.

Paula Sunshine, 2006

Basic Technical Japanese

You can use the book to study independently or in formal classes. This book places special emphasis on the kanji (characters) that occur most often in technical writing.

Edward E. Daub, Robert Byron Bird, 1990

Gael Force: A Century of Football at Queen's

Gael Force traces this history, chronicling the team's ups and downs and integrating them within the history of the university, the country, and the sport in general.

Mervin Daub, 1996

Great Photos - Simple Cameras: From Holga to Pinhole: An ...

The camera and computer are wonderful technical instruments, but their growing complexity can sometimes take away from the joy we find when we engage in creative work. In this book, author Bernd Daub shows us that simplicity works.

Bernd Daub, 2012

The Snowshoeing Adventure of Milton Daub, Blizzard Trekker

An 1888 blizzard has paralyzed much of New England, but twelve-year-old Milton Daub puts on a pair of homemade snowshoes and braves the storm to bring food and medicine to many of his neighbors in the Bronx, New York.

Margaret K. Wetterer, Charles M. Wetterer, 2010

Blackland Prairies of the Gulf Coastal Plain: Nature, ...

A cast of cocklebur fruit [Xanthium strumarium) was identified in one piece of daub." Moreover, she pointed out, "The numerous impressions of acorns and the impression of a cocklebur in the daub indicate that it was applied to the structure in ...

Evan Peacock, Timothy Schauwecker, 2003

Wavelet Analysis and Its Applications: Second International ...

andrill Brain Lena Threshold: A = 10 — Excellent overall quality Daub—2 42 41 41 83 83 83 78 79 79 Daub—3 43 42 42 84 84 84 78 80 80 Daub—4 44 42 41 85 84 84 78 79 79 Daub—5 45 41 41 85 84 84 79 79 80 Daub—1O 53 38 41 87  ...

Yuan Y. Tang, 2001

Uncivil Unions: The Metaphysics of Marriage in German ...

In Uncivil Unions, Adrian Daub presents a truly interdisciplinary look at the story of a generation of philosophers, poets, and intellectuals who turned away from theology, reason, common sense, and empirical observation to provide a purely ...

Adrian Daub, 2012

Kierkegaard and His German Contemporaries: Theology

Daub: Kierkegaard's Paradoxical Appropriation of a Hegelian Sentry Jon Stewart Carl (or sometimes, Karl) Daub (1765-1836) is known today as little more than a footnote in the development of the right-Hegelian school. In this context he is ...

Jon Bartley Stewart, 2007

The Origins of the Civilization of Angkor volume 2: The ...

Wattle and daub is very vulnerable to moisture, and McIntosh cites that it required a constant effort to upkeep. He also states that wood used to construct the wattle was often recycled when a building collapsed, thereby nearly destroying the ...

Charles Higham, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DAUB»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term daub is used in the context of the following news items.

Exclusive: Shakespeare's school room gets vital £1.4 million …

Seems a bit expensive for a bit of wattle and daub. Alexander Crowe. Wonder where the lift will go :/ Not keen on the interactive displays, ... «Stratford upon Avon Herald, Jul 15»

Tickets now on sale for this year's Bristol Festival of Puppetry

... cardboard world; and Wattle and Daub Figure Theatre's monstrous chamber opera for puppets The Depraved Appetite of Tarrare The Freak. «Guide2Bristol.com, Jul 15»

UH West O'ahu and UH Hilo partnership offers new pathway to …

... are committed to an educational pipeline with a focus on rural transcultural nursing,” said UH Hilo School of Nursing Director Katharyn Daub. «UH System Current News, Jul 15»

The mysterious Queensland bushman who makes Bear Grylls look …

The crown jewel of these tutorials is the "Building a primitive wattle and daub hut from scratch" which has been stolen, reappropriated and ... «WA today, Jul 15»

Survival Scenario Snacks: Bugs and Crustaceans

If you do find yourself building a wattle and daub hut during your second month in the wilderness, it may be time to shift gears. Meat may take a ... «OutdoorHub, Jul 15»

Mary Prince, others to show at Artemis

... her hometown, Jonesport. This two-week show will include the work of Skye Brickley, Heidi Daub, Jennifer Judd McGee and Mary Prince. «Mount Desert Islander, Jul 15»

New ATV law lauded by advocates

It's confusing, according to Wayne Daub, executive director of the Ontario Federation of ATV clubs. “It's very important to have ATVers hook up ... «Owen Sound Sun Times, Jul 15»

Liam Byrne: Labour must target the over-55s or stay in Opposition …

The millions of voters who don't scream and shout, organise sit-ins or daub slogans on war memorials. Well, now there's a new force in the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

In the face of selfie-inflicted injury

The reason given in the Stratford upon Avon scenario that is that they could damage the fragile wattle and daub inner walls; in the case of the ... «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»

Horsham and Coolham Quakers restore historic meeting houses

Old oak beams and the wattle and daub have all been replaced to standards set by Historic England (previously English Heritage). «West Sussex County Times, Jul 15»