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Meaning of 'speck' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Speck [ n.]
- 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; as, a speck on paper or loth; specks of decay in fruit.
- A very small thing; a particle; a mite; as, specks of dust; he has not a speck of money.
- A small etheostomoid fish (Ulocentra stigmaea) common in the Eastern United States.
2 . Speck [ 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.

Meaning of 'speck' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . speck [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a very small spot
Example in sentence:
  • the plane was just a speck in the sky
Meaning (2):
- a slight but appreciable amount
Example in sentence:
  • this dish could use a touch of garlic
3 . speck [ v]
Meaning (3):
- produce specks in or on
Example in sentence:
  • speck the cloth

Nearby Words:

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