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.

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verb
To mark with specks.
Webster's New World
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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

Speck Sentence Examples

  • Never gives me a speck of concern.

  • Speck tossed him his shirt, which he donned as he listened.

  • It was assumed that each separate speck contained a pure culture.

  • Cynthia responded, focusing her attention on a speck of dirt on the counter.

  • 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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Words Starting With

SSPSPE

Words Ending With

KCKECK

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