A speck is a tiny patch or spot. At night, the stars look like glittering specks against the sky. And when you look up at the night sky, you might feel like a mere speck in the universe.
The blubber of whales or other marine mammals; also, the fat of the hippopotamus.
Noun
a very small spot; "the plane was just a speck in the sky"
Noun
a slight but appreciable addition; "this dish could use a touch of garlic"
Noun
(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
Verb
produce specks in or on; "speck the cloth"
n.
The blubber of whales or other marine mammals; also, the fat
of the hippopotamus.
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.
n.
A very small thing; a particle; a mite; as, specks of dust;
he has not a speck of money.
n.
A small etheostomoid fish (Ulocentra stigmaea) common in the
Eastern United States.
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.
Speck
Speck
Many bright specks bubble up along the blue Egean.3.
Speck
Carnation, purple, azure, or specked with gold.
The blubber of whales or other marine mammals; also, the fat of the hippopotamus.
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;
To cause the presence of specks upon or in, especially specks regarded as defects or blemishes; to spot; to speckle;
Usage Examples
Clinton and Obama practice this politics known quaintly as the Richard Speck strategy: if you cannot take on everyone in the room at once, take them out of the room one at a time.
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