<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a small spot differing in color or substance from that of the surface or material upon which it appears or lies: Specks of soot on the window sill.</li><li>a very little bit or particle: We haven't a speck of sugar.</li><li>something appearing small by comparison or by reason of distance: By then the town was just a speck.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to mark with, or as with, a speck or specks.</li></ul>