speck

/spɛk/
verb
  1. To mark or cover with small spots or specks.
    • The morning dew specked the grass with tiny droplets.
    • Age had specked the old photograph with brown spots.
    • The artist specked the canvas with flecks of gold paint.
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noun
  1. A very small spot, mark, or piece of something.
    • From the airplane, the cars on the highway looked like specks.
    • She wiped a speck of paint off the kitchen counter.
    • There was a tiny speck of dust on the lens of my camera.
  2. A very small amount of something.
    • I don't have a speck of doubt that she will succeed.
    • There wasn't a speck of truth in his story.
    • Add just a speck of salt to the sauce.
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