flyspeck
/ˈflaɪˌspɛk/
verb
- To mark or cover with tiny spots or specks.
- Raindrops flyspecked the dusty car windshield.
- Flies had flyspecked the kitchen ceiling over the summer.
- The old painting was flyspecked with age and dirt.
noun
- A tiny spot or mark, especially one made by a fly.
- She wiped a flyspeck off the window with a damp cloth.
- There was a tiny flyspeck on the clean white tablecloth.
- The old mirror had a flyspeck that I couldn't quite reach.
- A very small amount or thing; something insignificant.
- His contribution to the project was just a flyspeck compared to the team's effort.
- The error in the report was a mere flyspeck, not worth worrying about.
- From the airplane, the cars on the highway looked like flyspecks.