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1. A very small spot
   "the plane was just a speck in the sky";
   - pinpoint
    
2. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
   - atom, molecule, particle, corpuscle, mote
    
3. A slight but appreciable amount
   "this dish could use a speck of garlic";
   - touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, soupçon

1. Produce specks in or on
   "speck the cloth"

Sounds like: spay, spec

Derived forms: specked, specking, specks

Type of: dapple, fleck, maculation, mark, material, patch, small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity, speckle, spot, stuff

Encyclopedia: Speck, Richard