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speck·le
 speckle
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- pronunciation:
- spe
k
 l
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a speck or small mark, esp. on skin, feathers, leaves, or the like.
- synonyms:
- freak, speck
- similar words:
- blemish, dapple, dot, flake, fleck, freckle
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| definition 2: |
a pattern or expanse of such specks on a surface; speckling.
- similar words:
- dapple, freckling, stipple
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
speckles, speckling, speckled |
| definition: |
to mark or dot with specks of color.
- synonyms:
- dot, speck
- similar words:
- dapple, fleck, freak, freckle, stipple, stud
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| derivation: |
speckledness (n.) |
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