speck

Preposition: of

• dust: For example, what is thought to be a small speck of dust may be, in fact, a small cancer cell.
• dirt: Written secret messages were embedded inside a dot the seize of speck of dirt.
• blood: Did I not notice the specks of blood on his shoes - the shreds of flesh under his nails?
• light: A distant speck of light is the end of the tunnel.
• land: The watery expanse did not present a single speck of land, not a solid surface upon which their anchor could hold.

Preposition: on

• horizon: In little time they were a speck on the horizon.

Adjective modifier

• insignificant: Our solar system is an insignificant speck within that.
• tiny: There he would stay, a tiny, loyal speck in the distance, waiting intently for the command to come.
• mere: And if we are a mere speck to him, how can our concerns be of any concern to him?
• distant: Tiny fishing boats slowly turn into distant specks, tipping over the horizon's empty edge.
• black: A swirling tide of noisy black specks rises from the hot sand.
• white: High above us we can see a white speck, which I am hoping will be the rim of the volcano.

Converse of object

• remove: By making the edges more defined and removing unwanted specks, the image becomes clear and crisp.
• notice: Did I not notice the specks of blood on his shoes - the shreds of flesh under his nails?
• see: High above us we can see a white speck, which I am hoping will be the rim of the volcano.
• move: Ian studied the tiny moving speck of life, dashing around the web, trailing a thin strand of silk.
• contain: A CT scan of the abdomen showed both adrenals were enlarged and contained specks of calcium ( 3C, arrows ).
• become: Stop trying to be the sun and become a speck!

Preposition: in

• sky: Soon, ground observers visually confirmed it even tho all they could see was a silver speck in the sky.
• distance: There he would stay, a tiny, loyal speck in the distance, waiting intently for the command to come.