speck
Nouns
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(n) a very small spot
- the plane was just a speck in the sky
- (n) (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything corpuscle, mote, particle, atom, molecule,
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(n) a slight but appreciable amount
- this dish could use a touch of garlic
Verbs
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(v) produce specks in or on
- speck the cloth