daubers

Blunt ink applicators

Daubers is the plural of dauber, someone or something that daubs—applies a substance messily or in rough strokes.

A dauber might be a crude or unskilled painter: The critics dismissed him as a mere dauber.

It can also mean an applicator tool for spreading ink, polish, or other materials: bingo daubers, shoe polish daubers.

mudbuilders

mud wasp

Tube-nesting stinging insect

  • nestAnimal-built shelter for young
  • clayMoldable earth for ceramics
  • cellsBasic biological units

larvae · burrow · organ pipe · mud tubes · cocoon · hive · colony

painting

brushwork

Painter's stroke method

watercolors · acrylics · gouache · tempera · pigments · gesso · varnish · turpentine · linseed oil · mediums

applicators

brush

Bristled cleaning tool

  • spongeAbsorbent cleaning material
  • padCushioned writing surface
  • swabAbsorbent cleaning implement

roller · rag · cotton ball · ink pad · stamp · blotter · mop · wiper · spreader

amateur

hobbyist

Recreational pursuer of interests

doodler · tinkerer · dilettante · untrained · casual · crude · clumsy · unpolished · amateurish · unskilled

Categories
Opposites
tool precision

daubersairbrushes

Pneumatic paint sprayers

styluses · quills · dip pens

artistic skill

daubersmasters

Those with dominion

virtuosos · maestros · old masters · fine artists · professionals

Phrases
Family

daubed, dauber

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G