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- [spek-uh l]
- /ˈspɛk əl/
- /ˈspek.l̩/
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- [spek-uh l]
- /ˈspɛk əl/
Definitions of speckle word
- noun speckle a small speck, spot, or mark, as on skin. 1
- noun speckle speckled coloring or marking. 1
- verb with object speckle to mark with or as with speckles. 1
- noun speckle speck, freckle 1
- transitive verb speckle mark with flecks 1
- noun speckle a small or slight mark usually of a contrasting colour, as on the skin, a bird's plumage, or eggs 0
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Origin of speckle
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
late Middle English word dating back to 1400-50; See origin at speck, -le
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Parts of speech for Speckle
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
speckle popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
speckle usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for speckle
noun speckle
- beauty spot — A beauty spot is a place in the country that is popular because of its beautiful scenery.
- blackhead — Blackheads are small, dark spots on someone's skin caused by blocked pores.
- cicatrix — the tissue that forms in a wound during healing; scar
- daisies — any of various composite plants the flowers of which have a yellow disk and white rays, as the English daisy and the oxeye daisy.
- daisy — A daisy is a small wild flower with a yellow centre and white petals.
verb speckle
- begrime — to make dirty; soil
- bespatter — to splash all over, as with dirty water
- bespeckle — to mark with speckles
- bespeckled — to speckle.
- besprinkle — to sprinkle all over with liquid, powder, etc
Antonyms for speckle
Top questions with speckle
- what is a speckle?
- how to speckle paint?
- what does speckle mean?
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