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speckle
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun speckle has 1 sense
- speckle(n = noun.attribute) dapple, fleck, maculation, patch, spot - 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" is a kind of marking
has particulars: pinpoint, speck, nebula, splash, fret, worn spot, plaque, macula, macule, mock sun, parhelion, sundog, macula, sunspot, facula, facula
Derived forms verb speckle2, verb speckle1
Verb speckle has 2 senses
- speckle(v = verb.contact) stipple - produce a mottled effect; "The sunlight stippled the trees" is one way to cloud, dapple, mottle
- speckle(v = verb.contact) bespeckle - mark with small spots; "speckle the wall with tiny yellow spots" is one way to blob, blot, fleck, spot
Derived form noun speckle1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derived form noun speckle1
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
CIDE DICTIONARY
speckle, n. [Dim. of speck; cf. D. spikkel.].
A little or spot in or anything, of a different substance or color from that of the thing itself. [1913 Webster]
"An huge great serpent, all with speckles pied."
[1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
speckle, n. & v.
--n. a small spot, mark, or stain, esp. in quantity on the skin, a bird's egg, etc.
--v.tr. (esp. as speckled adj.) mark with speckles or patches.
--n. a small spot, mark, or stain, esp. in quantity on the skin, a bird's egg, etc.
--v.tr. (esp. as speckled adj.) mark with speckles or patches.
Etymology
ME f. MDu. spekkel
ROGET THESAURUS
speckle
Blemish
N blemish, disfigurement, deformity, adactylism, flaw, defect, injury, spots on the sun, eyesore, stain, blot, spot, spottiness, speck, speckle, blur, tarnish, smudge, dirt, freckle, mole, macula, patch, blotch, birthmark, blobber lip, blubber lip, blain, maculation, scar, wem, pustule, whelk, excrescence, pimple, pitted, freckled, discolored, imperfect, blobber-lipped, bloodshot, injured.VB disfigure, speckle.
Variegation
VB be variegated, variegate, stripe, streak, checker, chequer, bespeckle, speckle, besprinkle, sprinkle, stipple, maculate, dot, bespot, tattoo, inlay, damascene, embroider, braid, quilt.
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