speck
A speck is a tiny amount of something. Sometimes speck means a tiny bit of dirt or dust.
The speck of dirt on her shirt was enough to ruin the outfit.
The speck of dust on the rug was enough to make it dirty.
A speck is a tiny amount of something. Sometimes speck means a tiny bit of dirt or dust.
The speck of dirt on her shirt was enough to ruin the outfit.
The speck of dust on the rug was enough to make it dirty.
noun
(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
Synonyms:
noun
a very small spot
Synonyms:
noun
a slight but appreciable amount
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verb
produce specks in or on
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It is a splotch, not a speck.
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Don't ignore the log in your eye before pointing the speck in others' eyes.
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The scientists found a speck on a metal.
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It is not meaningful to say that the universe is that speck of lint.
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It was a speck in the desert compared to the other controversies.
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He was a student of the anthropologist Frank Speck.
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The animals are just a speck in the variation of life.
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The color is variable, with specks of green and brown.
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The speck was noticed by only some of researchers.
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The fragments ranged in size from a speck to a couple of inches.