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flyspeck

The correct spelling is flyspeck.

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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. 1.Housefly excrement, visible as a minuscule black dot.
  2. 2.(by extension) Anything tiny or insignificant.

verb

  1. 1.To bespeckle with tiny spatters of color.
  2. 2.To inspect in minute detail to ensure that something contains no flaws; nitpick.

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