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speck
Found in thesaurus: maculation, fleck, patch, speckle, spot, dapple, stuff, material, small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount, mark
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speck
n.
small spot, tiny mark; little bit, very small amount; something which appears to be small in size
v.
mark with small spots, dot, speckle, fleck, stain
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Speck
Speck is an English word meaning "fat" or "blubber", attested since the early 17th century. This word also exists in German with the same meaning, but it normally refers to pork fat with or without some meat in it. Normal English use refers to German culinary uses, particularly of smoked or pickled pork belly.
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speck
Noun
1. a very small spot; "the plane was just a speck in the sky"
(synonym) pinpoint
(hypernym) spot, speckle, dapple, patch, fleck, maculation
2. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
(synonym) atom, molecule, particle, corpuscle, mote
(hypernym) material, stuff
(hyponym) grain
3. a slight but appreciable addition; "this dish could use a touch of garlic"
(synonym) touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, soupcon
(hypernym) small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
(hyponym) snuff
Verb
1. produce specks in or on; "speck the cloth"
(hypernym) mark
(derivation) pinpoint
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Speck (der)
nm.
bacon, thin slices of pork meat; blubber, whale fat
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speck
nm.
speck, smoked ham
