FLECK as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a small contrasting part of something
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • a bald spot
    • a leopard’’s spots
    • a patch of clouds
    • patches of thin ice
    • a fleck of red
    Hypernyms(s) fleck is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • a bit of rock caught him in the eye
    Hypernyms(s) fleck is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)

FLECK as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • make a spot or mark onto
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The wine spotted the tablecloth
    Hypernyms(s) fleck is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)