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- Dictionaryspeck/spɛk/
noun
- 1. a tiny spot: "the figure in the distance had become a mere speck" Similar
verb
- 1. mark with small spots: "their skin was specked with goose pimples"
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a very small mark, piece, or amount: He'd been painting the door and there were specks of paint all over the floor. There's not a speck of (= not any) dust / dirt in their house. We could see a speck (= a small amount) of light at the end of the tunnel. Synonyms. mote literary. particle (SMALL PIECE) Compare. shard. fragment noun.
noun (2) : a cold-smoked Italian ham that is flavored with herbs and spices such as juniper, black pepper, and garlic. Speck, like prosciutto, is a salt- and air-cured and aged pork hind leg. Unlike prosciutto, speck is cold-smoked, which makes it rare among Italian cured meats. Allison Batdorff.
Word forms: plural specks. 1. countable noun. A speck is a very small stain, mark, or shape. ...a speck of blood. [ + of] 2. countable noun. A speck is a very small piece of a powdery substance.
A speck is a bit of color or light, or a very slight amount of something: "I'd like my eggs with lots of salt and just a speck of pepper." If you're extremely tidy, discovering specks of sand on your jeans after a walk on the beach might prompt you to change your clothes.
a very small mark, piece, or amount: He'd been painting the door and there were specks of paint all over the floor. There's not a speck of (= not any) dust / dirt in their house. We could see a speck (= a small amount) of light at the end of the tunnel. Synonyms.
speck. (spɛk) n. 1. a small spot differing in color or substance from that of the surface or material upon which it appears or lies. 2. a very little bit or particle. 3. something appearing small by comparison or by reason of distance. v.t. 4. to mark with or as if with specks.
Speck definition: a small spot differing in color or substance from that of the surface or material upon which it appears or lies. See examples of SPECK used in a sentence.
a very small spot or a very small amount of something: a speck of dirt / dust. I watched the car until it was just a tiny speck in the distance. (Definition of speck from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Speck definition: a small spot differing in color or substance from that of the surface or material upon which it appears or lies. See examples of SPECK used in a sentence.
Definition of speck noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
