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speckle
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speckle
n.
speckle, small spot, dot
v.
mark with small spots, dot, speck, fleck, stain
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Speckle
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speckle
Noun
1. a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red"
(synonym) spot, dapple, patch, fleck, maculation
(hypernym) marking
(hyponym) speck, pinpoint
(derivation) bespeckle
Verb
1. produce a mottled effect; "The sunlight stippled the trees"
(synonym) stipple
(hypernym) mottle, dapple, cloud
(derivation) spot, dapple, patch, fleck, maculation
2. mark with small spots; "speckle the wall with tiny yellow spots"
(synonym) bespeckle
(hypernym) spot, fleck, blob, blot
(derivation) spot, dapple, patch, fleck, maculation
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speckle
nf.
granularity, being in the form of pellets; being in the form of grains
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Speckle
(v. t.)
To mark with small spots of a different color from that of the rest of the surface; to variegate with spots of a different color from the ground or surface.
To mark with small spots of a different color from that of the rest of the surface; to variegate with spots of a different color from the ground or surface.
(n.)
A little or spot in or anything, of a different substance or color from that of the thing itself.
A little or spot in or anything, of a different substance or color from that of the thing itself.
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