SPECKS Synonyms

• spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens

• a blemish made by dirt

• an act that brings discredit to the person who does it

• dry (ink) with blotting paper

• make a spot or mark onto

• the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966

• a very small circular shape

• the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code

• street name for lysergic acid diethylamide

• scatter or intersperse like dots or studs

• distribute loosely

• make a dot or dots

• mark with a dot

• a small fragment of something broken off from the whole

• a small contrasting part of something

• make a spot or mark onto

• a scar or pit on the skin that is left by a pustule of smallpox or acne or other eruptive disease

• mark with or as if with pockmarks

• a small contrasting part of something

• produce a mottled effect

• mark with small spots

• a soiled or discolored appearance

• (microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible

• anything regarded as making something unclean

• a symbol of disgrace or infamy

• an act that brings discredit to the person who does it

• color with a liquid dye or tint

• produce or leave stains

• make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically

• color for microscopic study

• (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element

• (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

• (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

• either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets

• an indirect suggestion

• a slight indication

• a slight but appreciable amount

• a just detectable amount

• an indication of potential opportunity

• drop a hint; intimate by a hint

• a brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note

• a slight but appreciable amount

• write briefly or hurriedly; write a short note of

• a slight but appreciable amount

• any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods

• (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound

• (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

• (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

• (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

• a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions

• a function word that can be used in English to form phrasal verbs

• a painful or straitened circumstance

• an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed

• a slight but appreciable amount

• a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action

• a small sharp bite or snip

• a squeeze with the fingers

• the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

• squeeze tightly between the fingers

• make ridges into by pinching together

• make off with belongings of others

• cut the top off

• irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear

• a very brief moment

• a very small spot

• the sharp point of a pin

• locate exactly

• a slight but appreciable amount

• a slight but appreciable amount

• a pale or subdued color

• affect as in thought or feeling

• color lightly