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- [spek]
- /spɛk/
- /spekt/
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- [spek]
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Definitions of specked word
- noun specked a small spot differing in color or substance from that of the surface or material upon which it appears or lies: Specks of soot on the window sill. 1
- noun specked a very little bit or particle: We haven't a speck of sugar. 1
- noun specked something appearing small by comparison or by reason of distance: By then the town was just a speck. 1
- adjective specked built, done, bought, etc., as a speculation: the construction of spec houses. 1
- verb with object specked to mark with, or as with, a speck or specks. 1
- idioms specked on spec, made, built, or done with hopes of but no assurance of payment or a sale; without commitment by a client or buyer: ad illustrations done on spec; luxury homes built on spec and sold before completion. 1
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Origin of specked
First appearance:
before 1785 One of the 44% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1785-95; by shortening
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Parts of speech for Specked
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
specked popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
specked usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for specked
verb specked
- adventure — If someone has an adventure, they become involved in an unusual, exciting, and rather dangerous journey or series of events.
- freckle — one of the small, brownish spots on the skin that are caused by deposition of pigment and that increase in number and darken on exposure to sunlight; lentigo.
- game — an amusement or pastime: children's games.
- maculated — Simple past tense and past participle of maculate.
- marble — Alice, 1913–90, U.S. tennis player.
noun specked
- crumbed — Simple past tense and past participle of crumb.
- dabbed — to pat or tap gently, as with something soft or moist: The child dabbed his eyes with the handkerchief.
- defected — a shortcoming, fault, or imperfection: a defect in an argument; a defect in a machine.
- flyspecked — Covered with flyspecks.
- grained — having, reduced to, consisting of, or bearing grain or grains (usually used in combination): fine-grained sand; large-grained rice.
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