Speck Definition

spĕk
specks
noun
specks
A small spot, mark, or stain.
Webster's New World
A very small bit; particle.
Webster's New World

(uncountable) A juniper-flavoured ham originally from Tyrol.

Wiktionary

A small etheostomoid fish, Etheostoma (Doration) stigmaeum, common in the eastern United States.

Wiktionary

The blubber of whales or other marine mammals.

Wiktionary
Antonyms:
verb
To mark with specks.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Speck

Noun

Singular:
speck
Plural:
specks

Origin of Speck

  • Middle English specke from Old English specca

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old English specca (“small spot, stain").

    From Wiktionary

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