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Meaning: A small fragment of something broken off from the whole Classified under: Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made) Synonyms: scrap; fleck; chip; bit; flake Context example: a bit of rock caught him in the eye Hypernyms ("fleck" is a kind of...): fragment (a piece broken off or cut off of something else) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fleck"): sliver; splinter (a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal) scurf ((botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts) exfoliation; scale; scurf (a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin) matchwood (fragments of wood)
Meaning: A small contrasting part of something Classified under: Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects Synonyms: dapple; maculation; patch; speckle; fleck; spot Context examples: a bald spot / a leopard's spots / a patch of clouds / patches of thin ice / a fleck of red Hypernyms ("fleck" is a kind of...): marking (a pattern of marks) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fleck"): pinpoint; speck (a very small spot) nebula ((pathology) a faint cloudy spot on the cornea) splash (a patch of bright color) fret; worn spot (a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion) plaque ((pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body) macula; macule (a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases)
Meaning: Make a spot or mark onto Classified under: Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging Synonyms: Context example: The wine spotted the tablecloth Hypernyms (to "fleck" is one way to...): change surface (undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface) Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "fleck"): splotch (blotch or spot) defile; maculate; stain; sully; tarnish (make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically) bespeckle; speckle (mark with small spots) bespatter; spatter (spot, splash, or soil) Sentence frames: Somebody ----s something "If a thing is worth doing, it's worth doing well." (English proverb) "Desire of God and desire of man are two." (Breton proverb) "Laughing for no reason is rude." (Arabic proverb) "Have no respect at table and in bed." (Corsican proverb) Useful links: Meaning of scurf Meaning of maculate Meaning of stain Pronunciation of speckle Meaning of bespatter
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