speck
noun
a small spot differing in color or substance from that of the surface or material upon which it appears or lies.
specks
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pluralof speck.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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A bottle of Ice Age glacial water from the Czech mountains contains dazzling specks of 24‑carat gold.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
Abandoning Ukrainians over the specks of sawdust in their eyes would be hypocritical and counter to our interests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025
We were just specks in the ocean, as tiny as a velella or an anchovy, part of a big, watery world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025
Over time, specks of dust collide and stick together, forming rocky pebbles.
From Space Scoop ● Jul. 16, 2025
As he looked at the bricks, he realized that what he had thought was “pepper” when he had looked at the cells in the flask ten days ago—those specks in the cells—were really inclusion bodies.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
