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

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.