English noun: fleck | |||
1. | fleck (object) a small fragment of something broken off from the whole | ||
Samples | A bit of rock caught him in the eye. | ||
Synonyms | bit, chip, flake, scrap | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fragment | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | exfoliation, matchwood, scale, scurf, scurf, sliver, splinter | ||
2. | fleck (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, maculation, patch, speckle, 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: fleck | |||
1. | fleck (contact) make a spot or mark onto | ||
Samples | The wine spotted the tablecloth. | ||
Synonyms | blob, blot, spot | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change surface | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bespatter, bespeckle, defile, maculate, spatter, speckle, splotch, stain, sully, tarnish | ||
Verb group | stain | ||