SPECKLE 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) speckle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)

SPECKLE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • mark with small spots
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • speckle the wall with tiny yellow spots
    Hypernyms(s) speckle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • produce a mottled effect
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The sunlight stippled the trees
    Hypernyms(s) speckle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)