[ US /ˈspɛk/ ]
[ UK /spˈɛk/ ]
NOUN
  1. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
  2. a slight but appreciable amount
    this dish could use a touch of garlic
  3. a very small spot
    the plane was just a speck in the sky
VERB
  1. produce specks in or on
    speck the cloth
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How To Use speck In A Sentence

  • Choose a white form if you want to add a bit more light to proceedings but, in my humble opinion, speckled purple is the best. Times, Sunday Times
  • The phenomenon, called droop, has been a focus of Mr. Nakamura and other faculty members at University of California, Santa Barbara, including Soraa co-founders Steve DenBaars and James Speck . The Quest for Cheaper, Better Lights
  • If they receive a second exposure with a low intensity light, developer anions adsorbed to the surface sensitivity centers effectively repel the photoelectrons so that surface latent image specks cannot form.
  • Large numbers of vestal moths and a few crimson speckled moths, both normally resident in the Mediterranean, have been seen on the south-west and south-east coasts and in Gwynedd.
  • Take the white of one egg, and measure just as much cold water; mix the two well, and stir stiff with confectioners 'sugar; add a little flavoring, vanilla, or almond, or pistache, and, for some candies, color with a tiny speck of fruit paste. A Little Cook Book for a Little Girl
  • Galicians specialize in trencherman food: suckling pig, grilled skate, pulpy octopus speckled with sea salt and paprika.
  • Speckle tracking in migrating cells with retrograde flow had turned out to be more challenging.
  • Then you have these reversible jackets, which have bronzed satin type fabric on one side and oatmeal speckles on the other.
  • The book is full of scientific observations of creatures such as the sea speckle, the red poison needle, the oleander, the bluebottle or coral. From the Mouth of the Whale by Sjón - review
  • From the cooler water morwong, to a splendid angelfish and the brightly speckled hawkfish, this oceanic haven in the middle of a vast sea vibrates to the rhythm of the Pacific's currents.
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