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speck

(sp/E/k )

a very small spot(noun.attribute)

Example:
The plane was just a speck in the sky.

Synonym:
pinpoint

source: wordnet30
(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything(noun.substance)

Synonym:
atom, corpuscle, molecule, mote, particle

source: wordnet30
a slight but appreciable amount(noun.quantity)

Synonym:
hint, jot, mite, pinch, soupcon, tinge, touch

source: wordnet30
The blubber of whales or other marine mammals; also, the fat of the hippopotamus.(noun)

source: webster1913
A small discolored place in or on anything, or a small place of a color different from that of the main substance; a spot; a stain; a blemish; as, a speck on paper or loth; specks of decay in fruit.(noun)

source: webster1913

produce specks in or on(verb.contact)

Example:
Speck the cloth.

source: wordnet30
To cause the presence of specks upon or in, especially specks regarded as defects or blemishes; to spot; to speckle; as, paper specked by impurities in the water used in its manufacture.(verb)

source: webster1913

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