specks
Dust on glass
Specks is the plural of speck—tiny spots, particles, or marks.
Dust specks float in sunlight.
A speck of dirt mars a clean surface.
There were specks of blood on his shirt.
The word emphasizes smallness: something reduced to a speck is barely visible or significant.
The boat became a speck on the horizon.
Small circular marks
- spotsDetects or marks
- flecksSmall spots or particles
- frecklesPigmented skin spots
- dapplesScattered spots of color
stipples · mottles · pinpoints · peppered · sprinkled · scattered · spattered · blemishes
Fine settled particles
- lintLoose textile fibers
- dirtLoose dry earth
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- debrisScattered broken fragments
soot · ash · pollen · dander · motes · crumbs · sawdust · sediment
dots
Small circular marks
dapples · stipples · mottles · pinpoints · peppered · sprinkled · scattered · spattered · blemishes · imperfections
dust
Fine settled particles
debris · soot · ash · pollen · dander · motes · crumbs · sawdust · sediment · residue
floaters
Visual field debris
squinting · eyesight · peripheral · drifting · blinking · seeing · noticing · detecting · discerning · glimpsing
tiny
Extremely small in size
- minusculeExtremely small in size
- microscopicToo small for eyes
- infinitesimalQuantity approaching zero
minute · trace · hint · iota · smidgen · bit · fragment · morsel · grain · atom