Plural of speck

regular plural

The plural of speck is specks.

Forms of speck

When the national grid suffers its next huge outage, as it did in July 2012 when hundreds of millions were left in the dark, look for specks of light in the villages.2013 July 20, “Out of the gloom”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845
The introduction of a high metallic oxide may produce lustrous specks known as an oilspot glaze.1968, Thomas G. Supensky, Ceramic Art in the School Program, Worcester, Mass.: Davis Publications, →LCCN, page 84. From the entry oilspot
There is no limitation on sound burls, birdeyes or twig specks.1943, Allocations & Priorities Guide, number 19, page 227. From the entry birdeye
This absurdly tight skirt clearly shows too much bulge (along with hip bones, tummy, specks of dust etc).2020 November 11, “What’s it like to be a post-orchiectomy non-op trans woman”, in elilla & friends’ very occasional blog thing, archived…. From the entry bulge
Gravity does not move through matter in waves, nor is it composed of tiny specks of matterlike photons.2004, Joseph Heller, William A Henkin, Bodywise: an introduction to Hellerwork for regaining flexibility and well-being. From the entry matterlike

noun A tiny spot or particle, especially of dirt.
noun A very small amount; a particle; a whit.
noun A small etheostomoid fish, Etheostoma stigmaeum, common in the eastern United States.

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