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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024spec /spɛk/USA pronunciation n., v., spec'd or specked or specced, spec'•ing or speck•ing or spec•cing. n. [countable] - Informal Termsspeculation.
v. [~ + object] - Informal Termsto provide specifications for.
Idioms- Idioms, Informal Terms on spec, [uncountable] made, built, or done with hopes, but no assurance, of payment or a sale.
-spec-, root. - -spec- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "look at;
examine.'' This meaning is found in such words as: aspect, expect, inspect, inspection, inspector, introspection, irrespective, perspective, prospect, prospective, prospectus, respect, respectable, retrospect, special, specialize, specialty, specie, species, specific, specify, specimen, specious, spectacle, spectacular, spectrum, speculate, suspect.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024speck /spɛk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a small spot.
- a very small bit or particle, or something appearing small by comparison or by reason of distance:They were just specks in the distance at first, but soon we could make out a big flock of geese.
- a small or tiny amount of something:[usually singular* a + ~ + of + uncountable noun]This car hasn't given us a speck of trouble.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024spec (spek),USA pronunciation n, adj., v., spec'd or specked or specced, spec'•ing or speck•ing or spec•cing. n. - Informal TermsUsually, specs. specification (def. 2).
- Informal Termsspeculation.
- Informal Terms on spec, made, built, or done with hopes of but no assurance of payment or a sale;
without commitment by a client or buyer:ad illustrations done on spec; luxury homes built on spec and sold before completion.
adj. - Informal Termsbuilt, done, bought, etc., as a speculation:the construction of spec houses.
v.t. - Informal Termsto provide specifications for:Their newest truck was spec'd by a computer.
- by shortening 1785–95, American.
spec., - special.
- specially.
- specifically.
- specification.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024speck (spek),USA pronunciation n. - a small spot differing in color or substance from that of the surface or material upon which it appears or lies:Specks of soot on the window sill.
- a very little bit or particle:We haven't a speck of sugar.
- something appearing small by comparison or by reason of distance:By then the town was just a speck.
v.t. - to mark with, or as with, a speck or specks.
- cognate with Dutch spikkel bef. 900; Middle English specke, Old English specca
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: spec /spɛk/ informal n - on spec ⇒ as a speculation or gamble: all the tickets were sold so I went to the theatre on spec
adj - (prenominal) Austral NZ speculative: a spec developer
Etymology: 19th Century: short for speculation or speculative Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: speck /spɛk/ n - a very small mark or spot
- a small or tiny piece of something
vb - (transitive) to mark with specks or spots
Etymology: Old English specca; related to Middle Dutch spekelen to sprinkle |