speck | | |
n. (attribute) | 1. pinpoint, speck | a very small spot.; "the plane was just a speck in the sky" |
| ~ dapple, maculation, patch, speckle, fleck, spot | a small contrasting part of something.; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red" |
n. (substance) | 2. atom, corpuscle, molecule, mote, particle, speck | (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything. |
| ~ grain | a relatively small granular particle of a substance.; "a grain of sand"; "a grain of sugar" |
| ~ grinding | material resulting from the process of grinding.; "vegetable grindings clogged the drain" |
| ~ material, stuff | the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object.; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread" |
| ~ chylomicron | a microscopic particle of triglycerides produced in the intestines during digestion; in the bloodstream they release their fatty acids into the blood. |
| ~ flyspeck | a tiny dark speck made by the excrement of a fly. |
| ~ identification particle | a tiny particle of material that can be added to a product to indicate the source of manufacture. |
n. (quantity) | 3. hint, jot, mite, pinch, soupcon, speck, tinge, touch | a slight but appreciable amount.; "this dish could use a touch of garlic" |
| ~ small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity | an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude. |
| ~ snuff | a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time. |
v. (contact) | 4. speck | produce specks in or on.; "speck the cloth" |
| ~ mark | make or leave a mark on.; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads" |
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