fleck
a speck; a small bit: a fleck of dirt.
a spot or small patch of color, light, etc.: the dapple mare with flecks of gray.
a spot or mark on the skin, as a freckle.
to mark with a fleck or flecks; spot; dapple.
Origin of fleck
1Other words for fleck
Other words from fleck
- fleckless, adjective
- fleck·less·ly, adverb
- flecky, adjective
- un·flecked, adjective
Words that may be confused with fleck
- flecks , flex
Words Nearby fleck
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How to use fleck in a sentence
Chincoteague Bay stretched before me, golden flecks of sunlight glinting off its smooth waters.
On Virginia’s Chincoteague Island — all this and ponies, too | Nevin Martell | September 2, 2021 | Washington PostThose little flecks told us that around 85,000 years ago, something strange happened around Lake Malawi.
How Early Humans Used Fire to Permanently Change the Landscape Millennia Ago | Jessica Thompson | May 21, 2021 | Singularity HubSymptoms include shortness of breath, swollen legs, persistent abdominal pain, severe headaches or blurred vision starting about a week after vaccination, or bruising or blood flecks under the skin in locations other than the injection site.
FDA and CDC OK resuming J&J COVID-19 shots paused over rare clot concerns | Tina Hesman Saey | April 23, 2021 | Science NewsThe flyweight fleck of matter was very much born of the planet, a collection of metal and silicon and copper and rubber and plastics and foil and a bit of plutonium hammered together into the New Horizons spacecraft.
After Visiting Pluto, NASA's New Horizons Spacecraft Reaches Another Cosmic Milestone | Jeffrey Kluger | April 16, 2021 | TimeIn order to understand even a tiny fleck of a superconductor, theorists would need to grasp the behavior of electron swarms numbering in the trillions.
But fleck may not have lost because of his sexual orientation.
Did a Pennsylvania Republican Lose Because He’s Openly Gay? | Ben Jacobs | May 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt also put a target on his back, and fleck complained about what he described as a “vicious… deceitful and… personal” campaign.
Did a Pennsylvania Republican Lose Because He’s Openly Gay? | Ben Jacobs | May 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the initial tally, fleck had 3,398 votes, while a total of 3,700 votes were given to write-in candidates.
Did a Pennsylvania Republican Lose Because He’s Openly Gay? | Ben Jacobs | May 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTfleck also noted that it was possible that he could have the Democratic nomination as a write-in as well.
Did a Pennsylvania Republican Lose Because He’s Openly Gay? | Ben Jacobs | May 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne thing has changed since his last election: fleck has come out as gay.
Did a Pennsylvania Republican Lose Because He’s Openly Gay? | Ben Jacobs | May 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHer eyes were closed, and on her tightly shut lips stood a fleck of crimson stain.
Dream Tales and Prose Poems | Ivan TurgenevA fleck of dust arose from the loose coat which covered the spare form of the General, but he stood apparently untouched.
South American Fights and Fighters | Cyrus Townsend BradyComyn turned to fleck the window with his handkerchief, while I was not a little put out at their mirth.
Richard Carvel, Complete | Winston ChurchillAnd faster still, until your feet dash fire from the flinty stones and your nostrils fleck your breasts with foam.
Bouvard and Pcuchet, part 2 | Gustave FlaubertA half-inch from the Dome's blazing arc, a hundred yards in actuality, the screen showed a black fleck, moving across the waste!
The Great Dome on Mercury | Arthur Leo Zagat
British Dictionary definitions for fleck
/ (flɛk) /
a small marking or streak; speckle
a small particle; speck: a fleck of dust
Also: flecker (tr) to mark or cover with flecks; speckle
Origin of fleck
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