A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

GLOB

Tue, 7 Mar '23
Handful of hair gel, e.g.
Fri, 3 Feb '23
Lump
Wed, 19 Oct '22
Formless mass
Mon, 29 Mar '21
Amorphous lump
Wed, 10 Mar '21
Apt rhyme for "blob"