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speck

[ spek ]

noun

  1. a small spot differing in color or substance from that of the surface or material upon which it appears or lies:

    Specks of soot on the window sill.

  2. a very little bit or particle:

    We haven't a speck of sugar.

  3. something appearing small by comparison or by reason of distance:

    By then the town was just a speck.



verb (used with object)

  1. to mark with, or as with, a speck or specks.

speck

/ spɛk /

noun

  1. a very small mark or spot
  2. a small or tiny piece of something
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. tr to mark with specks or spots
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • speck·ed·ness [spek, -id-nis], noun
  • speckless adjective
  • speckless·ly adverb
  • speckless·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of speck1

before 900; Middle English specke, Old English specca; cognate with Dutch spikkel
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Word History and Origins

Origin of speck1

Old English specca; related to Middle Dutch spekelen to sprinkle
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Example Sentences

Then be grateful for this perk,And forget that the economy is dreck, And while I plot my coup — here’s what I’ve got for you,It’s just a speck.

Hundreds of specks appear clustered beyond Neptune, a hint that something up to 10 times as massive as Earth might lie beyond.

That star was no longer an anonymous speck floating in a vast uncharted sea.

An atomic nucleus is a vanishingly small speck at the core of a comparatively vast atom.

Some of these negatively charged electrons will be absorbed by the surrounding specks of dust.

“I think you'd make a great city planner just based on what you've learned from designing this game,” Speck tells Librande.

“I think about design, but I'm not operating on a scale where I'm thinking about power production,” says Speck.

Dick pointed to a black speck on the water, a considerable distance ahead of them.

They came to a turn in the passage and for a moment a little speck of light showed ahead of them.

The upper edge of the sun was just visible above the horizon, gleaming through the haze like a speck of ruddy fire.

One of the officers instantly went to the top with his binocular, bringing it to bear on a small, far distant speck on the ocean.

That little Earth is most beautiful thus lighted up by the Sun, with its microscopic moon which looks like a speck beside it.

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