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Another word for speck

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speck

n.

spot, iota, mite; see bit 1.

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Another word for speck

noun

A very small mark:
dash, dot, fleck, pinpoint, point, spot. See marks
A tiny amount:
bit¹, crumb, dab¹, dash, dot, dram, drop, fragment, grain, iota, jot, minim, mite, modicum, molecule, ort, ounce, particle, scrap¹, scruple, shred, smidgen, tittle, trifle, whit. (Chiefly British) spot. See big

verb

To mark with many small spots:

bespeckle, besprinkle, dapple, dot, fleck, freckle, mottle, pepper, speckle, sprinkle, stipple. See marks

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Not a speck of food in sight.
Speck tossed him his shirt, which he donned as he listened.
It was assumed that each separate speck contained a pure culture.
Never gives me a speck of concern.
He had awakened a few moments before the usual time, ordinarily a good sign, but after rubbing open his eyes, he discovered it was a white day, hazy and sultry, without a speck of blue in the sky.

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