nnoun.attributea very small spotSynset:pinpoint
Examples:- the plane was just a speck in the sky
Derivationally Related Form:pinpointspeck
Hypernyms:dapple fleck maculation patch speckle spot
Inherited Hypernyms:speckspotmarkingdesigndecorationartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.substance(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anythingSynset:atom corpuscle molecule mote particle
Derivationally Related Form:atomicmolecularatomise
Hypernyms:material stuff
Inherited Hypernyms:atommaterialsubstancematterphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:atommaterialsubstancepartrelationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:chylomicronflyspeckgraingrindingidentification particle
Full Hyponyms:chloroplastchondrulechromoplastchylomicronflyspeckgraingranulegrindingidentification particlemicrosomemicrotaggantplastid
nnoun.quantitya slight but appreciable amountSynset:hint jot mite pinch soupcon tinge touch
Examples:- this dish could use a touch of garlic
Hypernyms:small indefinite amount small indefinite quantity
Inherited Hypernyms:touchsmall indefinite quantityindefinite quantitymeasureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:snuff
vverb.contactproduce specks in or onDerivationally Related Form:speck
Hypernyms:mark
Inherited Hypernyms:speckmarkchange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something