speckle
Small color mark
A speckle is a small spot or mark, especially one of many scattered across a surface: speckled eggs, sunlight speckled through the leaves.
The word suggests irregular, natural patterning rather than deliberate design—freckles on skin, flecks on stone, dappling on a trout.
To speckle is to mark with such spots.
Small circular mark
- fleckMinute spot or particle
- markVisible impression or sign
- pointExact location or meaning
- patchMaterial covering damage
dab · stipple · sprinkle · scatter · peppering · dusting · mottle · blotch
Having irregular color patches
- dappledMarked with spots
- stippledMarked with small dots
- fleckedSpotted with small marks
- pepperedScattered thickly upon
sprinkled · variegated · brindled · marbled · piebald · pinto · calico · tortoiseshell
Spotted dog breed
- guinea-fowlSpotted African game bird
- troutFreshwater game fish
- quailFlinch from fear
- thrushSpotted woodland vocalist
starling · leopard · ocelot · giraffe · fawn · egg · eggshell · plumage
Small pigmented skin spot
- beauty-markAttractive facial blemish
- melaninNatural coloring compound
- pigmentationNatural tissue coloring
- sun-kissedWarmed and colored by daylight
complexion · birthmark · sunspot · mole · dermatology · tan · ginger · redhead
Igneous rock, quartz-rich
- terrazzoAggregate flooring, polished smooth
- eggshellBrittle ovum casing
- enamelHard glossy coating
- ceramicFired clay material
glaze · paint · finish · texture · stone · quartz · countertop · aggregate
Unwelcome involvement in affairs
- diffractionWaves spreading past obstacles
- laserConcentrated light device
- coherenceLogical internal consistency
- granularityLevel of detail
holography · imaging · photography · metrology · scattering · correlation · ultrasound · echocardiography
dot
Small circular mark
patch · dab · stipple · sprinkle · scatter · peppering · dusting · mottle · blotch · splotch
mottled
Having irregular color patches
peppered · sprinkled · variegated · brindled · marbled · piebald · pinto · calico · tortoiseshell · tabby
dalmatian
Spotted dog breed
- guinea-fowlSpotted African game bird
- troutFreshwater game fish
- quailFlinch from fear
thrush · starling · leopard · ocelot · giraffe · fawn · egg · eggshell · plumage · coat
freckle
Small pigmented skin spot
- beauty-markAttractive facial blemish
- melaninNatural coloring compound
- pigmentationNatural tissue coloring
sun-kissed · complexion · birthmark · sunspot · mole · dermatology · tan · ginger · redhead · fair-skinned
granite
Igneous rock, quartz-rich
ceramic · glaze · paint · finish · texture · stone · quartz · countertop · aggregate · composite
interference
Unwelcome involvement in affairs
- diffractionWaves spreading past obstacles
- laserConcentrated light device
- coherenceLogical internal consistency
granularity · holography · imaging · photography · metrology · scattering · correlation · ultrasound · echocardiography
- patternspattern, chevron, geometric pattern, stripes, plaid
- coloringcoloring book, dye, colorize, coloring books, coloring page
- small marksdot, spot, fleck, pip, point
- spotsspot, blot, blotch, dot, fleck
- mottlingspots, blotches, dappling, marbling, stippling
- Radarradar display, radar dish, Doppler radar, radar lock, radar imagery
- mere speck
- speck of dust
- tiny speck
- speckled eggsEggs with small dots
speck, speckled, specks, specked, speckles, speckling, speckless