fleck
noun
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
a bit of rock caught him in the eye
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Sense 2 verb
make a spot or mark onto
The wine spotted the tablecloth
Types & categories
- change surface hypernym
- splotch hyponym
- tarnish hyponym
- bespeckle hyponym
- bespatter hyponym
Related & opposite
- spotting derivation
- maculation derivation
- blot derivation
- blob derivation
- stain verb group
Sense 3 noun
a small contrasting part of something
a bald spot
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | knap |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | chip |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | flake off |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | chip |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | flaky |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | fragment |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | matchwood |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | scurf |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | scurf |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sliver |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | spotting |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | maculation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | blot |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | blob |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | stain |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | change surface |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | splotch |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | tarnish |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | bespeckle |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | bespatter |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | spot |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | dapple |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | fleck |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | bespeckle |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | speckle |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | patch |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | patchy |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | marking |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | speck |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | nebula |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | splash |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | worn spot |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | plaque |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | macule |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | parhelion |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | macula |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | facula |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | facula |