Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
speck
IPA transcription: [sp'ɛk]
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
speck, pinpoint
Meaning:
a very small spot; "the plane was just a speck in the sky"
Synonyms:
atom, molecule, particle, corpuscle, mote, speck
Meaning:
(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
Synonyms:
touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon
Meaning:
a slight but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch of garlic"
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
speck
Meaning:
produce specks in or on; "speck the cloth"
Usage examples
"Without one speck."
Not a speck on them."
"Without a speck of any other colour."
Soon after a small speck appeared in the road.
"There's a black speck out there," said Oxenden.
The sky was enormous; he was only a speck on the vast floor.
The third time his heart beat fast at the sight of a tiny speck upon the eyelid of one of the girls.
As he gazed up miserably at the glowing summit, he thought he saw a tiny speck soar out from it in a brief circle.
When he awoke in the morning he always found his room tidied and put into such beautiful order that not a speck of dust was to be found anywhere.
We stumbled slowly along in the darkness, with the black loom of the craggy hills around us, and the yellow speck of light burning steadily in front.