Associations to the word «Flyspeck»

Wiktionary

FLYSPECK, noun. Housefly excrement, visible as a minuscule black dot.
FLYSPECK, noun. (by extension) Anything tiny or insignificant.
FLYSPECK, verb. To bespeckle with tiny spatters of color.
FLYSPECK, verb. To inspect in minute detail to ensure that something contains no flaws; nitpick.

Dictionary definition

FLYSPECK, noun. A tiny dark speck made by the excrement of a fly.
FLYSPECK, adjective. Very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy".

Wise words

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