flyspeck
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9.6
- noun
- /ˈflaɪˌspɛk/
:
mancha de mosca
- She noticed a small flyspeck on the painting, likely caused by a fly that had landed on it.
- a little flyspeck
Examples
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It had one small window, completely begrimed with flyspecks, a door upholstered in checked oilcloth, three iron bunks, and, for some reason, on the wall, a portrait of Kirov.
Fiction book (1999) -
The report had a flyspeck on its cover that some people mistook for a flaw in the design.
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I might have managed on my own not to make it back to your little flyspeck, horseshit town."
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While some articles about the book have referred to it as a "flyspeck town" or "small town," they actually lived in the Biloxi area.
Blog text (28) -
The counselors tell me that I am a wasted human being, flyspeck, less than slug shit.
Fiction book (1991) -
Jana was a flyspeck drifting through space toward a tilted platform more than a half kilometer away.
Fiction book (1990) -
Academic geography is dotted with flyspecks from the fashion-conscious who have skittered from one enthusiasm to another like aggravating bugs in mid-room flight.
Academic text (1998) -
What represents a credible path (assuming there even is one) from being a mere flyspeck on the most outlying fringes to being a force to be reckoned with that can aspire to at least have some measurable effect on the outcome?
Blog text (33) -
The old window had a few flyspecks that needed cleaning before the guests arrived.
Synonyms
224
1.4
A mark that makes something a different color and is hard to remove
30
1.9
A dirty mark on something that makes it look untidy
24
4.3
A very small spot that stands out on a surface
8
2.7
A small mark often made by ink or dirt
How Noticeable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Flyspeck comes from fly + speck, where speck means a 'tiny spot', like the small mark a fly can leave. So a flyspeck is a very small dark spot or stain.