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Definition of Speck
1. Verb. Produce specks in or on. "Speck the cloth"
2. Noun. A very small spot. "The plane was just a speck in the sky"
Generic synonyms: Dapple, Fleck, Maculation, Patch, Speckle, Spot
Derivative terms: Pinpoint
3. Noun. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything.
Specialized synonyms: Grain, Grinding, Chylomicron, Flyspeck, Identification Particle
Generic synonyms: Material, Stuff
Derivative terms: Atomic, Atomise, Molecular
4. Noun. A slight but appreciable amount. "This dish could use a touch of garlic"
Generic synonyms: Small Indefinite Amount, Small Indefinite Quantity
Specialized synonyms: Snuff
Definition of Speck
1. n. The blubber of whales or other marine mammals; also, the fat of the hippopotamus.
2. n. 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.
3. v. t. 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.
Definition of Speck
1. Noun. A tiny spot, especially of dirt etc. ¹
2. Noun. A juniper-flavoured ham originally from Tyrol. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To mark with specks; to speckle. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Speck
1. to mark with small spots [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Speck
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1. A small discoloured place in or on anything, or a small place of a colour 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."
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)
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