Speck: meaning, definitions and examples
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speck
[ spɛk ]
small
A tiny spot, a small piece or amount of something.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- There was a speck of dust on the table.
- She noticed a speck of paint on her shoes.
- I couldn't see any flaws, just one tiny speck of dirt.
- The bird's egg had specks of different colors on it.
eyes
A tiny foreign object in the eye that causes discomfort.
Synonyms
foreign body, particle
Examples of usage
- She had to rinse her eyes to remove the speck of dust.
- The optometrist removed the speck from his patient's eye.
Translations
Translations of the word "speck" in other languages:
🇵🇹 ponto
- mancha
- partícula
🇮🇳 बिंदु
- दाग
- कण
🇩🇪 Punkt
- Fleck
- Partikel
🇮🇩 titik
- noda
- partikel
🇺🇦 точка
- пляма
- частинка
🇵🇱 punkt
- plamka
- cząstka
🇯🇵 点 (てん)
- 染み (しみ)
- 粒子 (りゅうし)
🇫🇷 point
- tache
- particule
🇪🇸 punto
- mancha
- partícula
🇹🇷 nokta
- leke
- tanecik
🇰🇷 점
- 얼룩
- 입자
🇸🇦 نقطة
- بقعة
- جزيء
🇨🇿 bod
- skvrna
- částice
🇸🇰 bod
- škvrna
- častica
🇨🇳 点 (diǎn)
- 污点 (wūdiǎn)
- 粒子 (lìzǐ)
🇸🇮 točka
- madež
- delček
🇮🇸 punktur
- blettur
- ögn
🇰🇿 нүкте
- дақ
- бөлшек
🇬🇪 წერტილი
- ლაქა
- ნაწილაკი
🇦🇿 nöqtə
- ləkə
- zərrə
🇲🇽 punto
- mancha
- partícula
Word origin
The word 'speck' originated from Middle English 'speke', which meant a small spot or stain. Over time, it evolved to refer to tiny particles or objects. The verb form of 'speck' to speak briefly or in a low voice also developed from this original meaning. 'Speck' is commonly used in everyday language to describe small amounts or objects, as well as to refer to foreign objects in the eye causing discomfort.