Associations to the word «Fleck»

Wiktionary

FLECK, noun. A flake
FLECK, noun. A lock, as of wool.
FLECK, noun. A small spot or streak; a speckle.
FLECK, verb. (transitive) To mark with small spots
FLECK, proper noun. A surname​.

Dictionary definition

FLECK, noun. A small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye".
FLECK, noun. A small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red".
FLECK, verb. Make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley