Speck - English meaning

noun

A small mark or flaw which spoils the appearance of something.

Usage examples:

The girl's hands were without a blemish

verb

Spoil the appearance or quality of (something).

Usage examples:

His reign as world champion has been blemished by controversy

noun

A mark or fault that spoils the appearance of someone or something

Usage examples:

Makeup can cover up your skin blemishes., only one blemish spoiled her school record.

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 very small patch of colour or light.

Usage examples:

His blue eyes had grey flecks in them

verb

Mark or dot with small patches of colour or particles of something.

Usage examples:

The minarets are flecked with gold leaf

noun

A small mark, esp. of a different color

Usage examples:

I got a few flecks of paint on the window when i was painting the frames., her hair is flecked with…

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

noun

A prick caused by a pin.

Usage examples:

For the blood to be poisoned it takes only a pinprick

noun

A very small hole in something where a pin or needle has been pushed into it, or a sudden pain where a pin or needle has been pushed into your skin

Usage examples:

There was a pinprick on his arm., the darkness was broken by the odd pinprick of light., you have t…

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

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 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

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…