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- Dictionaryspeck/spɛk/
noun
- 1. a tiny spot: "the figure in the distance had become a mere speck" Similar
verb
- 1. mark with small spots: "their skin was specked with goose pimples"
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a very small mark, piece, or amount: He'd been painting the door and there were specks of paint all over the floor. There's not a speck of (= not any) dust / dirt in their house. We could see a speck (= a small amount) of light at the end of the tunnel. Synonyms. mote literary. particle (SMALL PIECE) Compare. shard. fragment noun.
How to use speck in a sentence. a small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay; a very small amount : bit; something marked or marred with specks… See the full definition
4 meanings: 1. a very small mark or spot 2. a small or tiny piece of something 3. to mark with specks or spots a type of smoked.... Click for more definitions.
A speck is a bit of color or light, or a very slight amount of something: "I'd like my eggs with lots of salt and just a speck of pepper." If you're extremely tidy, discovering specks of sand on your jeans after a walk on the beach might prompt you to change your clothes.
1. a small spot differing in color or substance from that of the surface or material upon which it appears or lies. 2. a very little bit or particle. 3. something appearing small by comparison or by reason of distance. v.t. 4. to mark with or as if with specks.
Speck definition: a small spot differing in color or substance from that of the surface or material upon which it appears or lies. See examples of SPECK used in a sentence.
a very small mark, piece, or amount: He'd been painting the door and there were specks of paint all over the floor. There's not a speck of (= not any) dust / dirt in their house. We could see a speck (= a small amount) of light at the end of the tunnel. Synonyms.
a very small spot; a small piece of dirt, etc. The ship was now just a speck in the distance. There isn't a speck of dust anywhere in the house. Each speck of light is a planetary system.
Speck definition: a small spot differing in color or substance from that of the surface or material upon which it appears or lies. See examples of SPECK used in a sentence.
Speck Definition. A small spot, mark, or stain. A very small bit; particle. (uncountable) A juniper -flavoured ham originally from Tyrol. A small etheostomoid fish, Etheostoma (Doration) stigmaeum, common in the eastern United States. The blubber of whales or other marine mammals. To mark with specks.