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speck
 
Noun speck has 3 senses
  1. speck, pinpoint - a very small spot; "the plane was just a speck in the sky"
    --1 is a kind of spot, speckle, dapple, patch, fleck, maculation
    Derived form: verb speck1
  2. atom, molecule, particle, corpuscle, mote, speck - (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
    --2 is a kind of material, stuff
    --2 has particulars: grain; chylomicron; flyspeck
  3. touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon - a slight but appreciable addition; "this dish could use a touch of garlic"
    --3 is a kind of small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
    --3 has particulars: snuff
Verb speck has 1 sense
  1. speck - produce specks in or on; "speck the cloth"
    --1 is one way to     mark
    Derived form: noun speck1
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
specimen bottle specimens specious specious argument speciously speciousness specis specisal speck specked speckle speckled speckled alder speckled rattlesnake speckled trout speckless specks

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