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speck

1 of 2

noun

ˈspek How to pronounce speck (audio)
1
: a small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay
2
: a very small amount : bit
3
: something marked or marred with specks
specked
ˈspekt How to pronounce speck (audio)
adjective

speck

2 of 2

verb

specked; specking; specks

transitive verb

: to produce specks on or in

Synonyms

Noun

Verb

Example Sentences

Noun There was not a speck of dust anywhere. Soon the balloon was only a speck in the sky. She writes without a speck of humor. Verb dirt that had specked the windows of the factory for ages
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Not a speck of space is wasted in ESMoA’s slim gallery, so the striking, 25-foot-high collage — which fuses all the artists’ work — initially can feel overwhelming. Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2022 There are only 15 million Jews worldwide —.2% of the global population, just a speck in the population universe. Alexandra Orbuch, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2022 Harsin was living with Greene on a deserted speck of dirt in the middle of Lake Martin before Friday, but now Renegade Island is down to its final pirate. Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 26 Aug. 2022 Today the king emeritus resides in a $12 million, six-bedroom seaside villa on Zaya Nurai, a speck of an island a 15-minute boat ride from the Abu Dhabi mainland. Joshua Hammer, Town & Country, 21 Aug. 2022 Today Andromeda is visible as a speck of light in the night sky, but about 5 billion years from now, it will be tangled up with us. Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 17 Aug. 2022 Astrophotography is a great way to feel connected to the universe, rather than feeling like an insignificant speck within it. Eric Adams, Popular Mechanics, 15 July 2022 But that was only a speck of decent news for the prime minister, who earlier Wednesday got a scathing reception in Parliament. Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2022 My mother would stay at the table until every speck of flesh is picked from the bone. Yuxi Lin, Longreads, 25 Mar. 2019
Verb
The 656-foot vessel, called the Golden Ray, has been lying since early September off a slice of the Georgia coast specked with resorts and sprawling high-dollar homes. New York Times, 16 Nov. 2019 Now, their territory has fewer than 1,000 residents and consists of about 7,300 acres, with roads wandering through woods specked with modest family homes. New York Times, 22 June 2018 For all its strengths, though, the series proves a bit of a slog, at times, as the wheels turn along the dusty, blood-specked road to wherever this maze leads. Brian Lowry, CNN, 19 Apr. 2018 To get into the spirit, order a ginger beer and rock shrimp fritters, fried balls of doughy goodness specked with bell pepper and spices that come steaming hot with a side of spicy mayo. Mark Kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press, 12 Feb. 2018 Moonchild is specked with obvious glitter, which could be a deterrent for some. Devon Abelman, Allure, 15 Sep. 2017 The majority of it, however, was specked with red SALE signs, noting that the red, white, and blue a-line miniskirt was 40 percent off (from $80 to $53.40) and white sculpting mid-rise skinny jeans (from $89 to $36.60). Emily Jane Fox, vanityfair.com, 10 Aug. 2017 The majority of it, however, was specked with red SALE signs, noting that the red, white, and blue a-line miniskirt was 40 percent off (from $80 to $53.40) and white sculpting mid-rise skinny jeans (from $89 to $36.60). Emily Jane Fox, The Hive, 10 Aug. 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English specke, from Old English specca

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of speck was before the 12th century

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