Associations to the word «Speck»

SPECK, noun. (countable) A tiny spot, especially of dirt etc.

SPECK, noun. (uncountable) A juniper-flavoured ham originally from Tyrol.

SPECK, noun. A very small thing; a particle; a whit.

SPECK, noun. A small etheostomoid fish, Etheostoma (Doration) stigmaeum, common in the eastern United States.

SPECK, verb. (transitive) To mark with specks; to speckle.

SPECK, noun. The blubber of whales or other marine mammals.

SPECK, noun. The fat of the hippopotamus.

SPECK, noun. A very small spot; "the plane was just a speck in the sky".

SPECK, noun. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything.

SPECK, noun. A slight but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch of garlic".

SPECK, verb. Produce specks in or on; "speck the cloth".