Spec

//ˈspɛk// adj, noun, verb, slang

adj, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Clipping of specification. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial

    "job spec"

  2. 2
    Initialism of Species of European Conservation Concern. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  3. 3
    a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work wordnet
  4. 4
    Clipping of speculation. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial

    "This is told in confidence to the servant-man or woman who opens the door—‘be so good as tell the lady as much,’ says the hawker, ‘for really I’m afraid to carry the goods much longer, and I have already sold enough to pay me well enough for my spec—go, there’s a good girl, tell your missus I have splendid goods, and am willing almost to give them away, and if we makes a deal of it, why I don’t mind giving you a handsome present for yourself.’"

  5. 5
    A species designated as of conservation concern according to this classification scheme.
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  1. 6
    Clipping of specialization. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
  2. 7
    Clipping of specialist. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
  3. 8
    Clipping of special. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
  4. 9
    Clipping of spectrum. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
  5. 10
    Abbreviation of specifier. abbreviation, alt-of
  6. 11
    Clipping of specifier. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
  7. 12
    Clipping of spectacular mark, a type of catch in Australian rules football. Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal
Verb
  1. 1
    To specify, especially in a formal specification document. transitive

    "I've found some professional yards want everything specced out completely while a home builder will just do things the way he wants."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Clipping of special abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable
  2. 2
    Clipping of specified abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable
  3. 3
    Clipping of speculative abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms
specificationspecification

Example

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"I'm not sure that design meets the spec."

Related phrases

a-spechigh-specm-specmass specmil-specon specspec homespec outspec scriptspec upaustralian rules footballspectacular mark

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