fleck - Definition | Dictionary definition of fleck

Definition of fleck

a small fragment of something broken off from the whole

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fragments of wood; exfoliation, scale, scurf
a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin; dander
small scales from animal skins or hair or bird feathers that can cause allergic reactions in some people; dandruff
loose scales shed from the scalp; scurf
(botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts; sliver, splinter
a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal

a small contrasting part of something

"a fleck of red"

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a very small spot; nebula
(pathology) a faint cloudy spot on the cornea; splash
a patch of bright color; fret, worn spot
a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion; plaque
(pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body; amyloid plaque, amyloid protein plaque
a plaque consisting of tangles of amyloid protein in nervous tissue (a pathological mark of Alzheimer's disease); arterial plaque
a fatty deposit inside an arterial wall; characteristic of atherosclerosis; bacterial plaque, dental plaque
a film of mucus and bacteria deposited on the teeth that encourages the development of dental caries; macula, macule
a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases; freckle, lentigo
a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin; liver spot
a type of skin disease that causes brown spots on the skin; plague spot
a spot on the skin characteristic of the plague; mock sun, parhelion, sundog
a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals; macula, sunspot
a cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere; associated with a strong magnetic field; facula
a large bright spot on the sun's photosphere occurring most frequently in the vicinity of sunspots; facula
a bright spot on a planet

make a spot or mark onto

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blotch or spot; defile, maculate, stain, sully, tarnish
make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; darken
tarnish or stain; bespeckle, speckle
mark with small spots; bespatter, spatter
spot, splash, or soil

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undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface