Associations to the word «Speckle»

Wiktionary

SPECKLE, noun. A small spot or speck on the skin, plumage or foliage.
SPECKLE, noun. (physics) The random distribution of light when it is scattered by a rough surface.
SPECKLE, verb. To mark with speckles.

Dictionary definition

SPECKLE, 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".
SPECKLE, verb. Produce a mottled effect; "The sunlight stippled the trees".
SPECKLE, verb. Mark with small spots; "speckle the wall with tiny yellow spots".

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