speck

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. a very small spot (Freq. 2)
- the plane was just a speck in the sky
• Syn:
pinpoint
• Derivationally related forms:
pinpoint (for: pinpoint)
• Hypernyms:
spot, speckle, dapple, patch, fleck, maculation
2. a slight but appreciable amount (Freq. 1)
- this dish could use a touch of garlic
• Syn:
touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch,
jot, soupcon
• Hypernyms:
small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
• Hyponyms:
snuff
3. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
atom, molecule, particle, corpuscle, mote
• Derivationally related forms:
molecular (for: molecule), atomise (for: atom), atomic (for: atom)
• Hypernyms:
material, stuff
• Hyponyms:
grain, grinding, chylomicron, flyspeck, identification particle

II - verb

produce specks in or on
- speck the cloth
• Hypernyms:
mark
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, soupcon, atom, molecule, particle, corpuscle, mote, pinpoint