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Rareflyspeck
The correct spelling is flyspeck.
How to pronounce flyspeck
noun
Say it like: Fly-spe-k
The correct spelling is flyspeck. Housefly excrement, visible as a minuscule black dot. For example: "The wall of the kitchen above the fruitbowl was dotted with flyspeck."
Usage Examples
“The wall of the kitchen above the fruitbowl was dotted with flyspeck.”
“From the foothills below, Jean, Jan, and James were mere flyspecks, easily lost among the straggly pines that formed the treeline.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Housefly excrement, visible as a minuscule black dot.
- 2.(by extension) Anything tiny or insignificant.
verb
- 1.To bespeckle with tiny spatters of color.
- 2.To inspect in minute detail to ensure that something contains no flaws; nitpick.
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