fleck

¹fleck

transitive verb \ˈflek\

Definition of FLECK

1

: streak, spot <whitecaps flecked the blue sea>

2

: to color as if by sprinkling with flecks <his wit is flecked with sarcasm — James Atlas>

Examples of FLECK

1. She flecked the canvas with blue paint.
2. <to achieve the desired effect, fleck the canvas with paint simply by flicking the brush close to the surface>

Origin of FLECK

back-formation from flecked spotted, from Middle English; akin to Old High German flec spot, Old Norse flekkr

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to FLECK

Synonyms

blotch, dapple, dot, spot, freckle, marble, mottle, pepper, shoot, speck, speckle, splotch, sprinkle, stipple

Related Words

blot, dye, stain; band, bar, streak, stripe; intersperse, set, stud; bespatter, spatter

Rhymes with FLECK

beck, Cech, check, Czech, deck, dreck, Eck, heck, Lech, lek, neck, pec, peck, reck, sec, sneck, spec, speck, trek, wreak, wreck

²fleck

noun

Definition of FLECK

1

: spot, mark <a brown tweed with flecks of yellow>

2

: flake, particle <flecks of snow drifted down>

Examples of FLECK

1. a brown cloth with flecks of yellow
2. The police found flecks of blood on his clothes.

First Known Use of FLECK

1598

Related to FLECK

Synonyms

blotch, dapple, dot, eyespot, spot, mottle, patch, pip, point, speck, speckle, splotch

Related Words

birthmark, freckle, mole; blob, blot, mark, smear, smudge, smutch, stain; spatter, splash; polka dot

Near Antonyms

chunk, gob, hunk, lump, slab; abundance, barrel, bucket, bushel, deal, heaps, loads, mass, mountain, peck, pile, pot, profusion, quantity, raft, scads, stack, volume, wad, wealth