Analysis Complete

fleck

/ fleck /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
make a spot or mark onto
"The wine spotted the tablecloth"
Type of:
change surface
Kinds of:
splotch tarnish stain maculate sully
Derived:
smudge spot blot daub smear
Verb group:
stain
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 2
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
"a bit of rock caught him in the eye"
Type of:
fragment
Kinds of:
matchwood scale scurf exfoliation splinter
Derived:
peel off peel flake off flake chip
noun Sense 3
a small contrasting part of something
"a bald spot"
"a leopard''s spots"
"a patch of clouds"
"patches of thin ice"
"a fleck of red"
Type of:
marking
Kinds of:
speck pinpoint nebula worn spot fret
Derived:
spot blob blot patch mottle
Semantic Complexity
43%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
34
Times Searched
3
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change surface splotch tarnish stain maculate sully fragment matchwood scale scurf exfoliation splinter