speck
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noun
1.
a small spot differing in color or substance from that of the surface or material upon which it appears or lies: Specks of soot on the window sill.
2.
a very little bit or particle: We haven't a speck of sugar.
3.
something appearing small by comparison or by reason of distance: By then the town was just a speck.
verb (used with object)
4.
to mark with, or as with, a speck or specks.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a very small mark or spot |
| 2. | a small or tiny piece of something |
| —vb | |
| 3. | (tr) to mark with specks or spots |
| [Old English specca; related to Middle Dutch spekelen to sprinkle] | |
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Word Origin & History
speck
O.E. specca "small spot, stain," of unknown origin; probably related to Du. speckel "speck, speckle," M.Du. spekelen "to sprinkle." Meaning "tiny bit" developed c.1400.
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Example sentences
Each cell could contain a tiny speck of fissionable material, or the cells could cluster in a colony around a source.
Sometimes they'd see a tiny speck in the sky, sometimes two or more together, making a distant buzz.
The planet would appear as a tiny speck, with neither blue ocean nor swirling, white cloud visible.
She didn't spare me one speck of nasty truth tonight.
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