Speck

/spɛk/

Synonyms for "speck" (305 found)

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Closest matches (61)

Noun(9 words)

mote atom bit blipbook wispcorpuscledab of paintdewdrop dot

Determiner(1 words)

a bit

ace amount atom band bar bespangle bespeckle bespot besprinkle birthmark bitblack sheepblazeblaze a trailblemish bloodstain blot blotch blur brand

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breadcaste markchalkchalk upcheckcheck offchecker checkmark cicatrix cicatrize crumb cut dab dapple dappledness dappleness dash daub define delimit demarcate discolor discoloration dole dot dottedness dram dredge dribble driblet drop

Strong matches (92)

droplet dust dwarf earmark engrave engraving eyesore farthing flake fleck flick flour flyspeckforeign bodyforeign intruderfragment freckle freckliness gash gnat

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gobbet grain granule graving groat hack hair handful harlequin hatch hint impress imprint impurity intruder iota iris jot lentigo line littlelittle bitlota macula maculate maculation maculemake a markmarble marbleize markmark offmark outmarking microbe microorganism midge minim minimum minutia minutiae misfit mite modicum mole moleculemonkey wrenchmorsel

Noun(22 words)

dustdust motefat fleck flecking flecks flyspecks germ globule grains grummet hint hints iotas jotmake a tracemicrodot minisculesminute amountmite

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mites molecule

Determiner(2 words)

more physical tracemost physical trace

Related words (152)

mote motley mottle mottledness nevus nick notch nutshell oddball ounce particle patch pebble pencil pepper pinch pinhead pinpoint pittance point

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pointillage pointillismpolka dotpolychrome polychromize powder prick print punch punctuate puncture rainbow riddle scar scarification scarify score scotch scrap scratch scratching scruple seal seam shade shred sliver smear smidgen smidgin smirch smitch smouch smudge smut smutch snip snippet spangle spark spatter speckle speckliness splash splatter splinter splotch spoonful spot spottedness spottiness sprinkle stain stamp stigma stigmatize stipple stippledness stippling stonestrawberry markstreak striate stripe stud suggestion suspicion taint tarnish tattootattoo marktessellate thimbleful ticktick offtingetiny bittittle touch tracetrifling amounttrivia underline underscorevanishing pointvariegate vein watermark weed whit

Noun(41 words)

motes mott mottle particle particles particulate particulates pepper pinch pinpoint pinpoints pinprick points punctumremnant patchscatter scintilla scintillassmall amountsmattering

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smidge smidgens smidgeon smidgeons smidginssolid particlesoupcon speckles spot spots spotting sprinkle stipples tad tinge touch tracetrace a figuretrace oftrace the routetsatske

Adjective(1 words)

tiny fraction

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5 relation types

More general

15 entries

amount dapple decorate fleck maculation mark material patch quantitysmall indefinite amountsmall indefinite quantityspeckle spot stuff

More specific

10 entries

dot dustdust motegrainink dotmottle particle pepper spot sprinkle

Collocations

9 entries

dust specknot a speckspeck of dustspeck on pagespeck on the shirtspeckle patternspeckled surfacespeckled wallstiny speck

Inflections

3 entries

specked specking specks

Derivations

3 entries

speckle speckled speckling

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

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He thought of himself as a speck of dust in an immensely vast universe.

Source: tatoeba (1468860)

The room is empty apart from the speck of dust floating in the air.

Source: tatoeba (1829588)

There wasn't even a speck of dust on the table.

Source: tatoeba (2094445)

There was not a weed left in the yard, nor a speck of dust on the floors, nor a single black grain or wild pea in the wheat.

Source: tatoeba (3758764)

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