单词	flyspecks
释义	flyspeck noun fly·​speck ˈflī-ˌspek  1 : a speck made by fly excrement 2 : something small and insignificant flyspeck transitive verb Synonyms atom bit crumb dribble fleck grain granule molecule morsel mote nubbin nugget particle patch scrap scruple snip snippet speck tittle See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences She grew up in a flyspeck of a town. surreptitiously removed a flyspeck of dirt from the china Recent Examples on the Web Sooty blotch looks like a brown or black blotch on the fruit; sooty blotch, unlike flyspeck, will wipe off the fruit. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2022 Travelers jumping into the West Texas badlands from Mexico through Candelaria, a flyspeck village 50 miles up two-lane blacktop northwest of Presidio, might be deceived by the prevailing verdant quiet. Dudley Althaus, San Antonio Express-News, 26 June 2021 To those who grew up with Duncan in the U.S. Virgin Islands, their friend’s voyage from a picturesque flyspeck in the middle of the ocean to the basketball Hall of Fame was equal parts preordained and inconceivable. Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News, 14 May 2021 But with a thousand islands scattered along their country’s jade-green Adriatic coast, from deserted flyspecks to hipster outposts, there’s no shortage of places to lick one’s wounds—or bask in silver-medal glory. Anja Mutić, WSJ, 19 July 2018 Compared to this, Comcast is a flyspeck, and Charter hasn’t even gotten started. David Dayen, The New Republic, 30 Apr. 2018 Amid these forces, Fed rate hikes are a relative flyspeck, says Doug Duncan, chief economist of Fannie Mae. Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 14 June 2017 For a mere flyspeck, Bogoslof Island has been causing quite a commotion recently. Henry Fountain, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2016 See More Word History First Known Use 1723, in the meaning defined at sense 1 flyspecks noun plural of flyspeck as in specks a very small piece surreptitiously removed a flyspeck of dirt from the china Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance specks flecks particles bits scraps crumbs grains patches snippets mouthfuls slivers molecules bites granules fragments motes licks snips atoms drops nuggets dribbles nubbins morsels scruples traces fractions whispers shards dashes driblets parts portions smidges pinches streaks flakes tittles touches sections mites nutshells nibbles splinters shreds whits smidgeons smatters tastes smidgins smidgens clippings jots spots minims ounces dabs tidbits iotas strains ha'pennies chips shavings suspicions halfpence halfpennies kennings haets modicums shivers aces titbits parings smithereens Antonyms & Near Antonyms chunks lumps slabs piles masses gobs quantities hunks loads barrels mountains volumes stacks bushels buckets pots profusions rafts abundances deals heaps pecks scads wealths wads See More
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