speck, pinpoint
(noun) a very small spot; “the plane was just a speck in the sky”
touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon
(noun) a slight but appreciable amount; “this dish could use a touch of garlic”
atom, molecule, particle, corpuscle, mote, speck
(noun) (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
speck
(verb) produce specks in or on; “speck the cloth”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
speck (plural specks)
A tiny spot, especially of dirt etc.
A very small thing; a particle; a whit.
Synonym: Thesaurus:modicum
(fish) A small etheostomoid fish, Etheostoma stigmaeum, common in the eastern United States.
speck (third-person singular simple present specks, present participle specking, simple past and past participle specked)
(transitive) To mark with specks; to speckle.
speck (uncountable)
Fat; lard; fat meat.
(uncountable) A juniper-flavoured ham originally from Tyrol.
The blubber of whales or other marine mammals.
The fat of the hippopotamus.
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Source: Wiktionary
Speck, n. Etym: [Cf. Icel. spik blubber, AS. spic, D. spek, G. speck.]
Definition: The blubber of whales or other marine mammals; also, the fat of the hippopotamus. Speck falls (Naut.), falls or ropes rove through blocks for hoisting the blubber and bone of whales on board a whaling vessel.
Speck, n. Etym: [OE. spekke, AS. specca; cf. LG. spaak.]
1. A small discolored place in or on anything, or a small place of a color different from that of the main substance; a spot; a stain; a blemish; as, a speck on paper or loth; specks of decay in fruit. "Gray sand, with black specks." Anson.
2. A very small thing; a particle; a mite; as, specks of dust; he has not a speck of money. Many bright specks bubble up along the blue Egean. Landor.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A small etheostomoid fish (Ulocentra stigmæa) common in the Eastern United States.
Speck, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Specked; p. pr. & vb. n. Specking.]
Definition: To cause the presence of specks upon or in, especially specks regarded as defects or blemishes; to spot; to speckle; as, paper specked by impurities in the water used in its manufacture. Carnation, purple, azure, or specked with gold. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 March 2025
(noun) bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
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