Speck
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /spɛk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Speck is a noun meaning A tiny spot or particle, especially of dirt.
Meaning
A tiny spot or particle, especially of dirt.
More Meanings
- A very small amount; a particle; a whit.
- A small etheostomoid fish, Etheostoma stigmaeum, common in the eastern United States.
- (transitive) To mark with specks; to speckle.
- 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.
Example Sentences
a tiny speck of soot
He has not a speck of money.
not a speck of truth in her story.
paper specked by impurities in the water used in its manufacture
Word Forms
- specks
- specking
- specked
Synonyms for speck
Depending on context, synonyms include ace, atom, atomy, aught, bissel, bit.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pinpoint, pinch, touch, mote, particle, jot.
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