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speckled
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")
Overview of adj speckled
The adj speckled has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) dotted, flecked, specked, speckled, stippled -- (having a pattern of dots)
Grep of noun speckled
speckled alder
speckled rattlesnake
speckled trout
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
Antonyms of adj speckled
1 sense of speckled
Sense 1
dotted, flecked, specked, speckled, stippled
INDIRECT (VIA patterned) -> plain, unpatterned
Similarity of adj speckled
1 sense of speckled
Sense 1
dotted, flecked, specked, speckled, stippled
=> patterned (vs. plain)
Pertainyms of adj speckled
Attributes of adj speckled
Domain of adj speckled
Domain Terms of adj speckled
Familiarity of adj speckled
speckled used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Grep of adj speckled
brown-speckled
brownish-speckled
speckled
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