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speck
Overview of noun speck
The noun speck has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (3) speck, pinpoint -- (a very small spot; "the plane was just a speck in the sky")
2. (1) atom, molecule, particle, corpuscle, mote, speck -- ((nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything)
3. (1) touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon -- (a slight but appreciable addition; "this dish could use a touch of garlic")
Overview of verb speck
The verb speck has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. speck -- (produce specks in or on; "speck the cloth")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun speck
3 senses of speck
Sense 1
speck, pinpoint
=> spot, speckle, dapple, patch, fleck, maculation
=> marking
=> design, pattern, figure
=> decoration, ornament, ornamentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
atom, molecule, particle, corpuscle, mote, speck
=> material, stuff
=> substance, matter
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon
=> small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
=> indefinite quantity
=> measure, quantity, amount
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun speck
2 of 3 senses of speck
Sense 2
atom, molecule, particle, corpuscle, mote, speck
=> grain
=> chylomicron
=> flyspeck
=> identification particle
Sense 3
touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon
=> snuff
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun speck
3 senses of speck
Sense 1
speck, pinpoint
=> spot, speckle, dapple, patch, fleck, maculation
Sense 2
atom, molecule, particle, corpuscle, mote, speck
=> material, stuff
Sense 3
touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon
=> small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
Antonyms of noun speck
Member Holonyms of noun speck
Substance Holonyms of noun speck
Part Holonyms of noun speck
Member Meronyms of noun speck
Substance Meronyms of noun speck
Part Meronyms of noun speck
Meronyms of noun speck
Holonyms of noun speck
Attributes of noun speck
Derived Forms of noun speck
1 of 3 senses of speck
Sense 1
speck, pinpoint
RELATED TO>(verb) speck#1
=> speck
Domain of noun speck
Domain Terms of noun speck
Familiarity of noun speck
speck used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun speck
3 senses of speck
Sense 1
speck, pinpoint
> spot, speckle, dapple, patch, fleck, maculation
=> speck, pinpoint
=> nebula
=> splash
=> worn spot, fret
=> plaque
=> macule, macula
Sense 2
atom, molecule, particle, corpuscle, mote, speck
> material, stuff
=> rind
=> atom, molecule, particle, corpuscle, mote, speck
=> ammunition
=> floccule, floc
=> HAZMAT
=> raw material, staple
=> sorbate
=> sorbent, sorbent material
=> diamagnet
=> mineral
=> rock, stone
=> adhesive material, adhesive agent, adhesive
=> sealing material
=> animal material
=> fluff
=> bimetal
=> abrasive, abradant, abrasive material
=> chemical, chemical substance
=> composite material
=> conductor
=> insulator, dielectric, nonconductor
=> contaminant, contamination
=> particulate, particulate matter
=> dust
=> elastomer
=> earth, ground
=> discharge, emission
=> detritus
=> waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product
=> fiber, fibre
=> filling, fill
=> foam
=> lubricant, lubricator, lubricating substance, lube
=> homogenate
=> humate
=> impregnation
=> paper
=> packing material, packing, wadding
=> coloring material, colouring material, color, colour
=> plant material
=> radioactive material
=> thickening, thickener
=> toner
=> transparent substance, translucent substance
=> undercut
=> builder, detergent builder
=> vernix, vernix caseosa
=> wad
Sense 3
touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon
> small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
=> helping, portion, serving
=> taste, mouthful
=> crumb
=> dab, splash, splatter
=> spot, bit
=> few
=> hair's-breadth, hairsbreadth, hair, whisker
=> modicum
=> scattering, sprinkling
=> shoestring, shoe string
=> spray, spraying
=> nose
=> step, stone's throw
=> little
=> shtik, shtick, schtik, schtick
=> tad, shade
=> minimum, lower limit
=> morsel
=> handful, smattering
=> couple
=> drop, drib, driblet
=> dollop
=> dreg
=> jack, doodly-squat, diddly-squat, diddlysquat, diddly-shit, diddlyshit, diddly, diddley, squat, shit
=> nip, shot
=> trace, hint, suggestion
=> shred, scintilla, whit, iota, tittle, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, smidge
=> tot
=> touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon
Meronyms of noun speck
3 senses of speck
Sense 1
speck, pinpoint
=> spot, speckle, dapple, patch, fleck, maculation
=> marking
=> design, pattern, figure
=> decoration, ornament, ornamentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun speck
Grep of noun speck
flyspeck
speck
speckle
speckled alder
speckled rattlesnake
speckled trout
Antonyms of verb speck
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb speck
1 sense of speck
Sense 1
speck
=> mark
=> change, alter, modify
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb speck
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb speck
1 sense of speck
Sense 1
speck
=> mark
'Cause To' of verb speck
Derived Forms of verb speck
1 sense of speck
Sense 1
speck
RELATED TO>(noun) speck#1
=> speck, pinpoint
Domain of verb speck
Domain Terms of verb speck
Familiarity of verb speck
speck used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Sample Sentences of verb speck
1 sense of speck
Sense 1
speck
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb speck
1 sense of speck
Sense 1
speck
> mark
=> dot
=> stigmatize, stigmatise
=> raddle
=> striate
=> red-ink
=> dimple
=> spot
=> crisscross
=> star, asterisk
=> flag
=> tip
=> underline, underscore
=> stripe
=> speck
=> bespot
=> trace, draw, line, describe, delineate
=> stake, post
=> brand
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb speck
Sense 1
speck
=> mark
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Grep of verb speck
speck
speckle
Grep of adj speck
flyspeck
specked
speckled
speckless
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