speck

2 definitions • 6 examples

a very small mark, piece, or amount:

He'd been painting the door and there were specks of paint all over the floor.

There's not a speck of (= not any) dust/dirt in their house.

We could see a speck (= a small amount) of light at the end of the tunnel.

a very small mark, piece, or amount:

There are paint specks all over the floor.

These small islands are just specks on the map.

There’s not a speck of dust in their house.