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speckling
Overview of verb speckle
The verb speckle has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. stipple, speckle -- (produce a mottled effect; "The sunlight stippled the trees")
2. speckle, bespeckle -- (mark with small spots; "speckle the wall with tiny yellow spots")
Antonyms of verb speckle
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb speckle
2 senses of speckle
Sense 1
stipple, speckle
=> mottle, dapple, cloud
=> spot
=> mark
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 2
speckle, bespeckle
=> spot, fleck, blob, blot
=> change surface
=> change
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb speckle
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb speckle
2 senses of speckle
Sense 1
stipple, speckle
=> mottle, dapple, cloud
Sense 2
speckle, bespeckle
=> spot, fleck, blob, blot
'Cause To' of verb speckle
Derived Forms of verb speckle
2 senses of speckle
Sense 1
stipple, speckle
RELATED TO>(noun) speckle#1
=> spot, speckle, dapple, patch, fleck, maculation
Sense 2
speckle, bespeckle
RELATED TO>(noun) speckle#1
=> spot, speckle, dapple, patch, fleck, maculation
Domain of verb speckle
Domain Terms of verb speckle
Familiarity of verb speckle
speckle used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb speckle
2 senses of speckle
Sense 1
stipple, speckle
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
speckle, bespeckle
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb speckle
2 senses of speckle
Sense 1
stipple, speckle
> mottle, dapple, cloud
=> harlequin
=> stipple, speckle
Sense 2
speckle, bespeckle
> spot, fleck, blob, blot
=> splotch
=> tarnish, stain, maculate, sully, defile
=> speckle, bespeckle
=> spatter, bespatter
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb speckle
Sense 1
stipple, speckle
=> mottle, dapple, cloud
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Sense 2
speckle, bespeckle
=> spot, fleck, blob, blot
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Grep of verb speckle
bespeckle
speckle
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