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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Speck \Speck\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Specked; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Specking.]
     To cause the presence of specks upon or in, especially specks
     regarded as defects or blemishes; to spot; to speckle; as,
     paper specked by impurities in the water used in its
     manufacture.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Carnation, purple, azure, or specked with gold.
                                                    --Milton.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Speck \Speck\, n. [Cf. Icel. spik blubber, AS. spic, D. spek, G.
     speck.]
     The blubber of whales or other marine mammals; also, the fat
     of the hippopotamus.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Speck falls (Naut.), falls or ropes rove through blocks for
        hoisting the blubber and bone of whales on board a whaling
        vessel.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Speck \Speck\, n. [OE. spekke, AS. specca; cf. LG. spaak.]
     1. A small discolored place in or on anything, or a small
        place of a color different from that of the main
        substance; a spot; a stain; a blemish; as, a speck on
        paper or loth; specks of decay in fruit. ``Gray sand, with
        black specks.'' --Anson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A very small thing; a particle; a mite; as, specks of
        dust; he has not a speck of money.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Many bright specks bubble up along the blue Egean.
                                                    --Landor.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Zo["o]l.) A small etheostomoid fish ({Ulocentra
        stigm[ae]a) common in the Eastern United States.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Speck \Speck\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Specked; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Specking.]
     To cause the presence of specks upon or in, especially specks
     regarded as defects or blemishes; to spot; to speckle; as,
     paper specked by impurities in the water used in its
     manufacture.
  
           Carnation, purple, azure, or specked with gold.
                                                    --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Speck \Speck\, n. [Cf. Icel. spik blubber, AS. spic, D. spek, G.
     speck.]
     The blubber of whales or other marine mammals; also, the fat
     of the hippopotamus.
  
     Speck falls (Naut.), falls or ropes rove through blocks for
        hoisting the blubber and bone of whales on board a whaling
        vessel.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Speck \Speck\, n. [OE. spekke, AS. specca; cf. LG. spaak.]
     1. A small discolored place in or on anything, or a small
        place of a color different from that of the main
        substance; a spot; a stain; a blemish; as, a speck on
        paper or loth; specks of decay in fruit. ``Gray sand, with
        black specks.'' --Anson.
  
     2. A very small thing; a particle; a mite; as, specks of
        dust; he has not a speck of money.
  
              Many bright specks bubble up along the blue Egean.
                                                    --Landor.
  
     3. (Zo["o]l.) A small etheostomoid fish ({Ulocentra
        stigm[ae]a) common in the Eastern United States.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  speck
       n 1: a very small spot; "the plane was just a speck in the sky"
            [syn: pinpoint]
       2: (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything [syn: atom,
          molecule, particle, corpuscle, mote]
       3: a slight but appreciable addition; "this dish could use a
          touch of garlic" [syn: touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch,
           jot, soupcon]
       v : produce specks in or on; "speck the cloth"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  speck
     Ιταλικά n.
     (ετ γαστρον it) τύπος χοιρινό από το νότιο Τριόλο

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  speck
     n.
     A tiny spot, especially of dirt etc.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To mark with specks; to speckle.
     n.
     1 fat; lard; fat meat.
     2 (lb en uncountable) A juniper-flavoured ham originally from Tyrol.
     3 The blubber of whales or other marine mammals.
     4 The fat of the hippopotamus.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Speck
     Hunsrik n.
     fat
     Luxembourgish n.
     bacon

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  speck
     n.
     A tiny spot, especially of dirt etc.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To mark with specks; to speckle.
     n.
     1 fat; lard; fat meat.
     2 (lb en uncountable) A juniper-flavoured ham originally from Tyrol.
     3 The blubber of whales or other marine mammals.
     4 The fat of the hippopotamus.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Speck
     n.
     (surname en from=German).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  speck
     n.
     A tiny spot, especially of dirt etc.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To mark with specks; to speckle.
     n.
     1 fat; lard; fat meat.
     2 (lb en uncountable) A juniper-flavoured ham originally from Tyrol.
     3 The blubber of whales or other marine mammals.
     4 The fat of the hippopotamus.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Speck
     Luxembourgish n.
     bacon
     n.
     (surname en from=German).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  speck
     n.
     A tiny spot, especially of dirt etc.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To mark with specks; to speckle.
     n.
     1 fat; lard; fat meat.
     2 (lb en uncountable) A juniper-flavoured ham originally from Tyrol.
     3 The blubber of whales or other marine mammals.
     4 The fat of the hippopotamus.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Speck
     Luxembourgish n.
     bacon
     n.
     (surname en from=German).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  speck
     Englanti n.
     1 tahra
     2 hiukkanen

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Speck
     Saksa n.
     silava; pekoni

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Speck
     Tyska n.
     späck, sidfläsk

From Deutsch-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 :   [ freedict:deu-bul ]

  Speck /ʃpɛk/ 
  сланина
  Plural selten, Fettgewebe zwischen Haut und Muskeln bei Säugetieren, sichtbare Ablagerungen von Fettgewebe am menschlichen Körper

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Speck /ʃpˈɛk/ 
   [cook.] bacon 

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Speck /ʃpˈɛk/ 
   [übtr.] flab  [coll.]
     Synonyms: Fett, Fettpölsterchen, Speckpolster
  

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-fra ]

  Speck /ʃpɛk/ 
  1. graisse
  Plural selten, Fettgewebe zwischen Haut und Muskeln bei Säugetieren, sichtbare Ablagerungen von Fettgewebe am menschlichen Körper
  2. lard
  Plural selten, meist: Fettgewebe vom Schwein, welches roh, gesalzen, geräuchert, ausgelassen und gebraten gegessen werden kann; welches in der Küche ein wichtiger Lieferant von Fett für verschiedene Speisen ist

From Deutsch-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-ind ]

  Speck /ʃpɛk/ 
  daging asap
  Plural selten, meist: Fettgewebe vom Schwein, welches roh, gesalzen, geräuchert, ausgelassen und gebraten gegessen werden kann; welches in der Küche ein wichtiger Lieferant von Fett für verschiedene Speisen ist

From German-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:deu-ita ]

  Speck /ʃpˈɛk/
  lardo

From German-Kurdish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:deu-kur ]

  Speck /ʃpˈɛk/
  tawaş

From German-Kurdish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:deu-kur ]

  Speck /ʃpˈɛk/
  tewaş

From German-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.5 :   [ freedict:deu-nld ]

  Speck /ʃpˈɛk/
  spek

From Deutsch-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-pol ]

  Speck /ʃpɛk/ 
  1. boczek
  Plural selten, Fettgewebe zwischen Haut und Muskeln bei Säugetieren, sichtbare Ablagerungen von Fettgewebe am menschlichen Körper
  2. bekon, boczek, słonina
  Plural selten, meist: Fettgewebe vom Schwein, welches roh, gesalzen, geräuchert, ausgelassen und gebraten gegessen werden kann; welches in der Küche ein wichtiger Lieferant von Fett für verschiedene Speisen ist

From German-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:deu-por ]

  Speck /ʃpˈɛk/
  lardo, toicinho, toucinho

From Deutsch-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-spa ]

  Speck /ʃpɛk/ 
  1. lardo
  Plural selten, Fettgewebe zwischen Haut und Muskeln bei Säugetieren, sichtbare Ablagerungen von Fettgewebe am menschlichen Körper
  2. tocino
  Plural selten, meist: Fettgewebe vom Schwein, welches roh, gesalzen, geräuchert, ausgelassen und gebraten gegessen werden kann; welches in der Küche ein wichtiger Lieferant von Fett für verschiedene Speisen ist

From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-swe ]

  Speck /ʃpɛk/ 
  späck 2.
  Plural selten, Fettgewebe zwischen Haut und Muskeln bei Säugetieren, sichtbare Ablagerungen von Fettgewebe am menschlichen Körper
   3.
  Plural selten, meist: Fettgewebe vom Schwein, welches roh, gesalzen, geräuchert, ausgelassen und gebraten gegessen werden kann; welches in der Küche ein wichtiger Lieferant von Fett für verschiedene Speisen ist

From German-Turkish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:deu-tur ]

  Speck /ʃpˈɛk/
  domuz pastırması

From German-Turkish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:deu-tur ]

  Speck /ʃpˈɛk/ 
  domuz yağı

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Speck /spˈɛk/
  النقطة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  speck //spɛk// 
  1. частица
  small thing
  2. петънце
  tiny spot
  3. тлъстина
  fat, lard

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  speck /spˈɛk/ 
  skvrnka

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  speck /spˈɛk/ 
  smítko

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  speck /spˈɛk/
  Fleckchen 
   see: specks
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  speck /spˈɛk/
  Maser , Flader 
           Note: Holz
     Synonyms: speckle, curled spot
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  speck /spˈɛk/
  schwarzer Punkt , kleiner schwarzer Fleck 
           Note: von Flüssigkeiten
           Note: from liquids

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  speck //spɛk// 
  1. hitunen, hiukkanen, rahtu, rahtunen
  small thing
  2. suhru, tahra, tuhru, täplä
  tiny spot
  3. traani
  blubber of whales
  4. virtahevon ihra
  fat of hippopotamus
  5. ihra, läski
  fat, lard
  6. speck-kinkku
  juniper-flavoured ham

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  speck /spˈɛk/ 
  1. दाग
        "A speck is present on my shirt."
  2. बिन्दु
        "The ship was a mere speck on the horizon. "

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  speck /spˈɛk/
  mrlja, pjegica, sitan djelić, točka, čestica

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  speck /spˈɛk/
  1. szemcse
  2. darabka
  3. csepp
  4. petty
  5. folt

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  speck //spɛk// 
  斑点
  tiny spot

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  speck /spek/ 
   1.  plamka, ślad
   2.  szczypta

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  speck /spˈɛk/
  1. nokta, benek, ufak leke
  2. ufak parça, zerre
  3. nokta nokta lekelemek.

From français-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-deu ]

  speck /spɛk/ /ʃpɛk/ 
  Speck

From français-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-ita ]

  speck /spɛk/ /ʃpɛk/ 
  speck

From français-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-spa ]

  speck /spɛk/ /ʃpɛk/ 
  speck

From IPA:de :   [ IPA:de ]

  

/ˈʃpɛk/

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈspɛk/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  225 Moby Thesaurus words for "speck":
     ace, amount, atom, band, bar, bespangle, bespeckle, bespot,
     besprinkle, birthmark, bit, black sheep, blaze, blaze a trail,
     blemish, bloodstain, blot, blotch, blur, brand, bread, caste mark,
     chalk, chalk up, check, check off, checker, checkmark, cicatrix,
     cicatrize, crumb, cut, dab, dapple, dappledness, dappleness, dash,
     daub, define, delimit, demarcate, discolor, discoloration, dole,
     dot, dottedness, dram, dredge, dribble, driblet, drop, droplet,
     dust, dwarf, earmark, engrave, engraving, eyesore, farthing, flake,
     fleck, flick, flour, flyspeck, foreign body, foreign intruder,
     fragment, freckle, freckliness, gash, gnat, gobbet, grain, granule,
     graving, groat, hack, hair, handful, harlequin, hatch, hint,
     impress, imprint, impurity, intruder, iota, iris, jot, lentigo,
     line, little, little bit, lota, macula, maculate, maculation,
     macule, make a mark, marble, marbleize, mark, mark off, mark out,
     marking, microbe, microorganism, midge, minim, minimum, minutia,
     minutiae, misfit, mite, modicum, mole, molecule, monkey wrench,
     mote, motley, mottle, mottledness, nevus, nick, notch, nutshell,
     oddball, ounce, particle, patch, pebble, pencil, pepper, pinch,
     pinhead, pinpoint, pittance, point, pointillage, pointillism,
     polka dot, polychrome, polychromize, powder, prick, print, punch,
     punctuate, puncture, rainbow, riddle, scar, scarification, scarify,
     score, scotch, scrap, scratch, scratching, scruple, seal, seam,
     sliver, smear, smidgen, smidgin, smirch, smitch, smouch, smudge,
     smut, smutch, snip, snippet, spangle, spatter, speckle,
     speckliness, splash, splatter, splinter, splotch, spoonful, spot,
     spottedness, spottiness, sprinkle, stain, stamp, stigma,
     stigmatize, stipple, stippledness, stippling, stone,
     strawberry mark, streak, striate, stripe, stud, suggestion,
     suspicion, taint, tarnish, tattoo, tattoo mark, tessellate,
     thimbleful, tick, tick off, tinge, tiny bit, tittle, touch, trace,
     trifling amount, trivia, underline, underscore, vanishing point,
     variegate, vein, watermark, weed, whit
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 斑点,灰尘,污点;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 斑点,灰尘,污点,缺点,微粒,肥肉
     vt. 使有斑点

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