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English noun: speckle | |||
| 1. | speckle (attribute) a small contrasting part of something | ||
| Samples | A bald spot. A leopard's spots. A patch of clouds. Patches of thin ice. A fleck of red. | ||
| Synonyms | dapple, fleck, maculation, patch, spot | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | marking | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | facula, facula, fret, macula, macula, macule, mock sun, nebula, parhelion, pinpoint, plaque, speck, splash, sundog, sunspot, worn spot | ||
English verb: speckle | |||
| 1. | speckle (contact) produce a mottled effect | ||
| Samples | The sunlight stippled the trees. | ||
| Synonyms | stipple | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cloud, dapple, mottle | ||
| 2. | speckle (contact) mark with small spots | ||
| Samples | Speckle the wall with tiny yellow spots. | ||
| Synonyms | bespeckle | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | blob, blot, fleck, spot | ||
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