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Adjective: flyspeck  'flI,spek
  1. Very small
    "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy";
    - bantam, diminutive, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny, diddy [Brit, informal], tiddly [Brit, informal], eensy [informal], eensy-weensy [informal]
Noun: flyspeck  'flI,spek
  1. A tiny dark speck made by the excrement of a fly
    "The old documents were covered in flyspecks"
Verb: flyspeck  'flI,spek
  1. Mark with small spots resembling flyspecks; scrutinize for tiny errors
    "The editor flyspecked the manuscript before publication"

Derived forms: flyspecking, flyspecked, flyspecks

See also: little, small

Type of: atom, corpuscle, molecule, mote, particle, speck

Encyclopedia: Flyspeck