Speck
noun
A tiny spot or piece of something.
He noticed a tiny speck of dust on the table.
Often appears as...
- speck of dust
- speck of dirt
noun
A very small amount of something.
There's not a speck of truth in what he says.
Often appears as...
- speck of truth
- speck of decency
noun
A very small or tiny thing or living being.
From up here, the people look like tiny specks.
Often appears as...
- tiny speck
- little speck
noun
A tiny spot or piece of something.
He noticed a tiny speck of dust on the table.
Often appears as...
- speck of dust
- speck of dirt
noun
A very small amount of something.
There's not a speck of truth in what he says.
Often appears as...
- speck of truth
- speck of decency
noun
A very small or tiny thing or living being.
From up here, the people look like tiny specks.
Often appears as...
- tiny speck
- little speck
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Pro Tip 1/3Very Small Size
Use 'speck' to emphasize how tiny something is, usually visible but really small.
Despite the cleaning, I still found a speck of paint on the window.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Literal
'Speck' can be figurative, suggesting something is minor or insignificant.
Among the multitude of fans, his criticism was just a speck of noise.
Pro Tip 3/3Visual Description
Often 'speck' helps the listener visualize a small mark in a larger context.
She pointed at the sky, where a speck of a balloon floated away.
Pro Tip 1/3Very Small Size
Use 'speck' to emphasize how tiny something is, usually visible but really small.
Despite the cleaning, I still found a speck of paint on the window.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Literal
'Speck' can be figurative, suggesting something is minor or insignificant.
Among the multitude of fans, his criticism was just a speck of noise.
Pro Tip 3/3Visual Description
Often 'speck' helps the listener visualize a small mark in a larger context.
She pointed at the sky, where a speck of a balloon floated away.
Pro Tip 1/3Very Small Size
Use 'speck' to emphasize how tiny something is, usually visible but really small.
Despite the cleaning, I still found a speck of paint on the window.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Literal
'Speck' can be figurative, suggesting something is minor or insignificant.
Among the multitude of fans, his criticism was just a speck of noise.
Pro Tip 3/3Visual Description
Often 'speck' helps the listener visualize a small mark in a larger context.
She pointed at the sky, where a speck of a balloon floated away.
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Changing how we see the...
day we said how can it be that there's billions of people on the planet that our water starved and up here we took all the water off the earth just to see how much there was the big blue ball over India is all the water on the planet the tiny little speck next of it that's all the fresh water you can do that calculation for yourself but it's
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What is dust made of? -...
Less than a tenth the size of an ant, a dust mite’s whole world is contained in the dusty film under a bed or in a forgotten corner. This realm is right under our noses, but from our perspective, the tiny specks of brilliant color blend together into a nondescript grey.
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Titan of terror: the...
the terrible sense that we are but insignificant specks at the mercy of unfathomable forces. But perhaps the greatest power these creatures had was their appeal to Lovecraft’s contemporaries. During his lifetime, Lovecraft corresponded with other writers,
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The age of genetic...
And that's the kind of resolution that you need to begin to image that little speck of dust as it comes around the sun and see if it has a blue-green signature. And if it does have a blue-green signature, it means that life is common in the universe.
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Nicholas Christakis: The...
and by studying, the collective. Like, for example, a hive of bees that's finding a new nesting site, or a flock of birds that's evading a predator, or a flock of birds that's able to pool its wisdom and navigate and find a tiny speck
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The Exhilarating Peace...
I feel like a small dot, a speck of dust, stardust, floating in the middle of the cosmos, in the middle of nothing, in the immensity of space. It's a fascinating sensation, because when I look up, down, left, right, in front, behind,
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Earth 101 PIPE National...
- Earth, the only planet known to maintain life. A product of scientific phenomena and sheer chance. This blue speck in space holds the past, present, and future, of our very existence.
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What it feels like to...
accounting for one-fifth of the world's shipping containers and one half of the annual supply of crude oil. If you look closely at this overview, you'll see a lot of little specks.
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This ancient rock is...
It is the product of four or so billion years of a delicate and complex co-evolution between life and Earth, of which humans only represent the very last speck of time.
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Yellow Crazy Ants Kill...
christmas island in the indian ocean for millions of years this remote speck of land has been ruled by crabs their ancestors came from the sea but
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Changing how we see the...
day we said how can it be that there's billions of people on the planet that our water starved and up here we took all the water off the earth just to see how much there was the big blue ball over India is all the water on the planet the tiny little speck next of it that's all the fresh water you can do that calculation for yourself but it's
Video examples
What is dust made of? -...
Less than a tenth the size of an ant, a dust mite’s whole world is contained in the dusty film under a bed or in a forgotten corner. This realm is right under our noses, but from our perspective, the tiny specks of brilliant color blend together into a nondescript grey.
Video examples
Titan of terror: the...
the terrible sense that we are but insignificant specks at the mercy of unfathomable forces. But perhaps the greatest power these creatures had was their appeal to Lovecraft’s contemporaries. During his lifetime, Lovecraft corresponded with other writers,
Video examples
The age of genetic...
And that's the kind of resolution that you need to begin to image that little speck of dust as it comes around the sun and see if it has a blue-green signature. And if it does have a blue-green signature, it means that life is common in the universe.
Video examples
Nicholas Christakis: The...
and by studying, the collective. Like, for example, a hive of bees that's finding a new nesting site, or a flock of birds that's evading a predator, or a flock of birds that's able to pool its wisdom and navigate and find a tiny speck
Video examples
The Exhilarating Peace...
I feel like a small dot, a speck of dust, stardust, floating in the middle of the cosmos, in the middle of nothing, in the immensity of space. It's a fascinating sensation, because when I look up, down, left, right, in front, behind,
Video examples
Earth 101 PIPE National...
- Earth, the only planet known to maintain life. A product of scientific phenomena and sheer chance. This blue speck in space holds the past, present, and future, of our very existence.
Video examples
What it feels like to...
accounting for one-fifth of the world's shipping containers and one half of the annual supply of crude oil. If you look closely at this overview, you'll see a lot of little specks.
Video examples
This ancient rock is...
It is the product of four or so billion years of a delicate and complex co-evolution between life and Earth, of which humans only represent the very last speck of time.
Video examples
Yellow Crazy Ants Kill...
christmas island in the indian ocean for millions of years this remote speck of land has been ruled by crabs their ancestors came from the sea but
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Ban Ki-moon
South Korean Leader
Personally, I do not know whether humankind is alone in this vast universe. But I do know that we should cherish our existence on this precious speck of matter... the greatest gift that could be bestowed upon us. For all practical purposes, there is only one planet Earth.
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Alvar Aalto
Finnish Architect
Just as it takes time for a speck of fish spawn to develop into a fully grown fish, so, too, we need time for everything that develops and crystallizes in the world of ideas. Architecture demands more of this time than other creative work.
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Grant Shapps
British Politician
My great hope for my speck of time on this planet would be that I live and die, and that what I leave behind has made some kind of impression and has been for the better in terms of my family and friends and, in my case, public service.
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Carl Sagan
American Scientist
Our posturings, our imagined self-importance, the delusion that we have some privileged position in the universe, are challenged by this point of pale light. Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark.
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Clarence Darrow
American Lawyer
The best that we can do is to be kindly and helpful toward our friends and fellow passengers who are clinging to the same speck of dirt while we are drifting side by side to our common doom.
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Walter Lang
American Director
Scripture suggests that the elements in space were created for the benefit of earth, while evolution suggests that earth is an insignificant speck in vast space.
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Laura van den Berg
American Writer
Often, contrasts bring art to life: the bright speck of paint on a dark canvas; the tightrope walk between humor and tragedy.
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The D.O.C.
American Musician
I don't have the need to be the greatest of all-time anymore, 'cause I'm just a speck of the greatest energy to ever exist.
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Lady Colin Campbell
British Writer
I'm just one tiny speck on this earth and I am always mindful of the fact that other people have rights and interests.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
American Scientist
We live on this speck called Earth - think about what you might do, today or tomorrow - and make the most of it.
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Ban Ki-moon
South Korean Leader
Personally, I do not know whether humankind is alone in this vast universe. But I do know that we should cherish our existence on this precious speck of matter... the greatest gift that could be bestowed upon us. For all practical purposes, there is only one planet Earth.
Quote examples
Alvar Aalto
Finnish Architect
Just as it takes time for a speck of fish spawn to develop into a fully grown fish, so, too, we need time for everything that develops and crystallizes in the world of ideas. Architecture demands more of this time than other creative work.
Quote examples
Grant Shapps
British Politician
My great hope for my speck of time on this planet would be that I live and die, and that what I leave behind has made some kind of impression and has been for the better in terms of my family and friends and, in my case, public service.
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Carl Sagan
American Scientist
Our posturings, our imagined self-importance, the delusion that we have some privileged position in the universe, are challenged by this point of pale light. Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark.
Quote examples
Clarence Darrow
American Lawyer
The best that we can do is to be kindly and helpful toward our friends and fellow passengers who are clinging to the same speck of dirt while we are drifting side by side to our common doom.
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Walter Lang
American Director
Scripture suggests that the elements in space were created for the benefit of earth, while evolution suggests that earth is an insignificant speck in vast space.
Quote examples
Laura van den Berg
American Writer
Often, contrasts bring art to life: the bright speck of paint on a dark canvas; the tightrope walk between humor and tragedy.
Quote examples
The D.O.C.
American Musician
I don't have the need to be the greatest of all-time anymore, 'cause I'm just a speck of the greatest energy to ever exist.
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Lady Colin Campbell
British Writer
I'm just one tiny speck on this earth and I am always mindful of the fact that other people have rights and interests.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
American Scientist
We live on this speck called Earth - think about what you might do, today or tomorrow - and make the most of it.
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