The meaning of Fleck

verb

Damage (someone's reputation).

Usage examples:

He had besmirched the good name of his family

verb

Splash drops of a liquid substance all over (an object).

Usage examples:

His elegant shoes and trousers were bespattered with mud

verb

Mark or cover with a large number of small spots or patches of colour.

Usage examples:

The designer whose trademark is to bespeckle his dresses with diamonds

noun

A dark mark or stain made by ink, paint, dirt, etc.

Usage examples:

A blot of ink

verb

Dry (a wet surface or substance) using an absorbent material.

Usage examples:

Henry blotted the page

verb

To spoil a letter, drawing, etc. with scattered drops of ink

Usage examples:

I’ve spilled some coffee – can you bring me some paper towels to blot it up?, ink blots covered the…

noun

A large irregular patch or unsightly mark on the skin or another surface.

Usage examples:

Red blotches on her face

verb

Cover with blotches.

Usage examples:

Her face was blotched and swollen with crying

noun

An unwanted mark on a surface that is different from the surrounding area

Usage examples:

There were red blotches on her face and neck.

verb

Press against (something) lightly several times with a piece of absorbent material in order to clean or dry it or to apply a substance.

Usage examples:

He dabbed his mouth with his napkin

noun

A small amount of something.

Usage examples:

She licked a dab of chocolate from her finger

noun

A small, commercially important flatfish found chiefly in the north atlantic.

Usage examples:

Even though this rig is especially good for gurnards, it also proves superbly successful for dabs, …

verb

Carelessly coat or smear (a surface) with a thick or sticky substance.

Usage examples:

The walls were daubed with splashes of paint

noun

A patch or smear of a thick or sticky substance.

Usage examples:

A daub of paint

adjective

Covered or marked with an unclean substance.

Usage examples:

A tray of dirty cups and saucers

adverb

Used for emphasis.

Usage examples:

A dirty great slab of stone

verb

Make dirty.

Usage examples:

She didn't like him dirtying her nice clean towels

noun

A small round mark or spot.

Usage examples:

A symbol depicted in coloured dots

verb

Mark with a small spot or spots.

Usage examples:

Wet spots of rain began to dot his shirt

noun

A dowry from which only the interest or annual income was available to the husband.

noun

A small patch of light brown colour on the skin, often becoming more pronounced through exposure to the sun.

Usage examples:

She had a light sprinkling of freckles on her nose

verb

Cover or become covered with freckles.

Usage examples:

Skin which freckles easily

noun

A small brown spot on the skin, esp. on a light-skinned person

Usage examples:

The brothers were in their early teens, and both had reddish hair and freckles., a freckled nose

noun

An oval yellowish area surrounding the fovea near the centre of the retina in the eye, which is the region of keenest vision.

Usage examples:

The macula lutea or ‘yellow spot’ in the retina is responsible for central vision and visual acuity.

noun

An area of skin discoloration.

Usage examples:

The lesions first appear as macules or papules distributed in a dermatomal pattern, which progress …

noun

A small area on a surface having a different colour from its surroundings, typically one caused by damage or dirt.

Usage examples:

The blow left a red mark down one side of her face

verb

Make a visible impression or stain on.

Usage examples:

He fingered the photograph gently, careful not to mark it

noun

(until the introduction of the euro in 2002) the basic monetary unit of germany, equal to 100 pfennig; a deutschmark.

Usage examples:

Germany spent billions of marks to save the french franc from speculators

verb

Mark with spots or smears of colour.

Usage examples:

Green leaves that are heavily mottled with chocolate and maroon

noun

An irregular arrangement of spots or patches of colour.

Usage examples:

The ship was not dull grey as distance had suggested, but a mottle of khaki and black and olive green

noun

A piece of cloth or other material used to mend or strengthen a torn or weak point.

Usage examples:

The jacket was of well-worn tweed with leather patches on the elbows

verb

Mend or strengthen (fabric or clothing) with a patch.

Usage examples:

Her jeans were neatly patched

noun

A small part of a surface that is different in some way from the area around it

Usage examples:

Watch for patches of ice on the road., we have a small vegetable patch (= area for growing vegetabl…

noun

A small red or purple spot caused by bleeding into the skin.

Usage examples:

Bruising, petechiae, epistaxis, bleeding gums, excessive menses, retinal hemorrhages, intestinal bl…

verb

Make a light explosive sound.

Usage examples:

Corks popped and glasses tinkled

noun

A light explosive sound.

Usage examples:

There were a few pops, perhaps from pistols

adverb

With a light explosive sound.

Usage examples:

The champagne went pop

verb

Throw in various random directions.

Usage examples:

Scatter the coconut over the icing

noun

A small, dispersed amount of something.

Usage examples:

A scatter of boulders round the pothole mouth

verb

Cause to separate and go in different directions

verb

Dribble at the mouth; slaver.

Usage examples:

He was slabbering like a child

verb

Coat or mark (something) messily or carelessly with a greasy or sticky substance.

Usage examples:

His face was smeared with dirt

noun

A mark or streak of a greasy or sticky substance.

Usage examples:

There was an oil smear on his jacket

verb

Smudge or soil by smudging

verb

Cause (something) to become messily smeared by rubbing it.

Usage examples:

She dabbed her eyes, careful not to smudge her make-up

noun

A blurred or smeared mark on the surface of something.

Usage examples:

A smudge of blood on the floor

noun

A smoky outdoor fire that is lit to keep off insects or protect plants against frost.

Usage examples:

Discussions of the merits of various smudges at keeping bugs at bay

noun

The upper layer of earth in which plants grow, a black or dark brown material typically consisting of a mixture of organic remains, clay, and rock particles.

Usage examples:

Blueberries need very acid soil

verb

Make dirty.

Usage examples:

He might soil his expensive suit

noun

Waste matter, especially sewage containing excrement.

Usage examples:

Hazardous waste includes contaminated soil, paint, solvent residues, asbestos and highly acidic and…

verb

Cover with drops or spots of something.

Usage examples:

Passing vehicles spattered his shoes and trousers with mud

noun

A spray or splash of something.

Usage examples:

She stood clear of the spatter of water that came off the steps

verb

To scatter small drops or bits of liquid on a surface, or of liquid to fall in small drops

Usage examples:

[ t ] the taxi hit a puddle and spattered us with mud., you left paint spatters on the floor!

noun

A tiny spot.

Usage examples:

The figure in the distance had become a mere speck

verb

Mark with small spots.

Usage examples:

Their skin was specked with goose pimples

noun

A smoked ham of a type produced in north-eastern italy.

Usage examples:

Add the radicchio, thyme, speck, prosciutto, and chicken stock and cook for another eight to ten mi…

noun

A small spot or patch of colour.

Usage examples:

It has white speckles on its forewing

verb

Mark with a large number of small spots or patches of colour.

Usage examples:

Gulls whirled round the masts, speckling the docks with guano

noun

A very small mark of a different colour from the area around it, usually found with a large number of other marks of the same type

Usage examples:

A blackbird's egg is blue with brown speckles on it., a few drops of blood speckled his face., blac…

noun

A sound made by something striking or falling into liquid.

Usage examples:

We hit the water with a mighty splash

verb

Cause (liquid) to strike or fall on something in irregular drops.

Usage examples:

She splashed cold water on to her face

verb

To scatter liquid or to cause liquid to scatter through the air or onto something

Usage examples:

[ t ] she splashed her face with cold water., [ i ] kids love to splash around in mud puddles., a s…

noun

A large blob or smear of something; a splotch.

Usage examples:

A splodge of strawberry jam

verb

Mark with a large blob or smear of something.

Usage examples:

Her coat was splodged with paint

noun

A mark or spot that does not have a regular shape

Usage examples:

He put his hand on the bed, and left a splodge of blood on the bedspread.

verb

Make a soft splashing sound as one moves.

Usage examples:

He sploshed across the road

noun

A soft splashing sound.

Usage examples:

A quiet splosh

verb

Informal for splash .

noun

A blob or smear of something, typically a liquid.

Usage examples:

A splotch of red in a larger area of yellow

verb

Mark with a blot or smear of something.

Usage examples:

The white tablecloth was splotched with red wine

noun

A mark or spot with an irregular shape

Usage examples:

The rash showed as red splotches on her face.

noun

A small round or roundish mark, differing in colour or texture from the surface around it.

Usage examples:

Ladybirds have black spots on their red wing covers

verb

Short for spotlight.

verb

A point located with respect to surface features of some region

verb

Cover (an object or surface) with small drops or particles of a substance.

Usage examples:

I sprinkled the floor with water

noun

A small quantity or amount of something scattered over an object or surface.

Usage examples:

A generous sprinkle of pepper

verb

Mark or discolour with something that is not easily removed.

Usage examples:

Her clothing was stained with blood

noun

A coloured patch or dirty mark that is difficult to remove.

Usage examples:

There were mud stains on my shoes

verb

To leave a mark on something that is difficult to remove, or to become colored or spoiled by a mark

Usage examples:

[ t ] strawberry juice stained my shirt., [ i ] this carpet is practical because it doesn’t stain e…

verb

(in drawing, painting, and engraving) mark (a surface) with numerous small dots or specks.

Usage examples:

To finish, stipple the picture with the original base colour

noun

The process or technique of stippling a surface, or the effect so created.

Usage examples:

These pictures combine his favourite techniques—wash, line, and stipple

verb

To draw or paint something using small spots or marks

Usage examples:

She tried to create the impression of strong sunlight by stippling the canvas in yellow and white.,…

noun

A long, thin line or mark of a different substance or colour from its surroundings.

Usage examples:

A streak of oil

verb

Cover (a surface) with streaks.

Usage examples:

Tears streaking her face, cynthia looked up

noun

A mark of a color that is different from what surrounds it, or a thin strip of light

Usage examples:

Streaks of gray and black colored the marble., the comet appeared as a dazzling streak in the sky.,…

noun

A large-headed piece of metal that pierces and projects from a surface, especially for decoration.

Usage examples:

The shape of the headrest follows zulu style, but brightly coloured plastics, insulation tape and m…

verb

Decorate or augment (something) with many studs or similar small objects.

Usage examples:

A dagger studded with precious diamonds

noun

An establishment where horses or other domesticated animals are kept for breeding.

Usage examples:

A stud farm