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# speck

noun (a speck, specks)

«speck» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A speck is a very small spot, mark or piece of something, like dust or dirt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speck/#m1)
2. Something so far away that it looks like a tiny dot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speck/#m2)
3. In old country speech, speck means to suppose or expect. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speck/#m3)

### In the lessons

Used in descriptive writing and stories: "a speck of dust", "the plane was just a speck in the sky". In science: a speck seen through a microscope. Phrases: "a speck of", "not a speck".

### Examples

- There is a speck of dirt on your glasses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speck/#x1)
- The plane became a speck in the sky. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speck/#x2)
- Not a speck of dust was left after cleaning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speck/#x3)
- She saw a tiny speck under the microscope. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speck/#x4)
- The boat was just a speck on the horizon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speck/#x5)
- There is a speck of paint on the window. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speck/#x6)
- I speck he takin' a nap,' sezee. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speck/#x7)

### Note

Countable. Related: speckled (covered with little spots). Do not confuse with "specs" (informal for glasses).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «speck» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speck/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«speck» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/speck.html) on Mova free.