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specks

specks is the plural of speck.

Meaning of speck

Noun (1)

speck (plural specks)

  1. A tiny spot or particle, especially of dirt.
    • a tiny speck of soot
  2. A very small amount; a particle; a whit.
    • He has not a speck of money.
  3. A small etheostomoid fish, Etheostoma stigmaeum, common in the eastern United States.

Noun (2)

speck (uncountable)

  1. Fat; lard; fat meat.
  2. A juniper-flavoured ham originally from Tyrol.
  3. The blubber of whales or other marine mammals.

See all 9 meanings of speck

Proper noun capitalized: Specks

Specks

  1. (plural) plural of Speck

Words that rhyme with specks

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Questions about specks

What is specks the plural of?
Specks is the plural of speck.
What part of speech is specks?
Specks is a proper noun.

Words near specks in the dictionary

  1. speckling
  2. specklings
  3. speckly
  4. Speckman
  5. Speckmans
  6. specks
  7. specksioneer
  8. specksioneers
  9. specktioneer
  10. specktioneers
  11. specky

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