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flecked

/flɛkt/

Meanings
verb
To mark with small spots

Examples :

"The painter accidentally flecked the white wall with tiny spots of blue paint. "
appearance mark

Related Words

Illustration paint

paint noun

/peɪnt/

A substance that is applied as a liquid or paste, and dries into a solid coating that protects or adds color/colour to an object or surface to which it has been applied.

"The painter used a thick coat of paint to protect the old wooden fence. "

Illustration wall

wall noun

/wɔːl/ /wɔl/

A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.

"The ancient city had a strong wall around it to protect its people from invaders. "

Illustration accidentally

accidentally adverb

/ˌæksəˈdɛnt(ə)li/

In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.

"He discovered penicillin largely accidentally."

Illustration spots

spots noun

/spɒts/ /spɑts/

A round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape.

"The leopard is noted for the spots of color in its fur."

Illustration painter

painter noun

/ˈpeɪntə/ /ˈpeɪntɚ/

An artist who paints pictures.

"My uncle is a talented painter, and he often paints landscapes. "

Illustration with

with adverb

/wɪθ/ /wɪð/

Along, together with others, in a group, etc.

"Do you want to come with?"

Illustration mark

mark noun

/mɑɹk/

(heading) Boundary, land within a boundary.

"The new park's mark extends to the edge of the woods. "

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration tiny

tiny noun

/ˈtaɪni/

A small child; an infant.

"The tiny slept soundly in his crib. "

Illustration white

white noun

/waɪt/

The color/colour of snow or milk; the colour of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.

"The white of the freshly fallen snow covered the playground. "

Illustration blue

blue noun

/bluː/ /blu/ /blɪʊ̯/

The colour of the clear sky or the deep sea, between green and violet in the visible spectrum, and one of the primary additive colours for transmitted light; the colour obtained by subtracting red and green from white light using magenta and cyan filters; or any colour resembling this.

"The sky was a beautiful blue this morning. "

Illustration small

small noun

/smoːl/ /smɑl/ /smɔːl/ /smɔl/

Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.

"The child's small was sore after carrying his heavy backpack to school. "