speckled

Meanings

• adjective

  Having small spots or marks, often irregular in shape and size, scattered over a surface.

• verb

  Decorated or marked with small spots or specks, often for camouflage or to make something more visually appealing.

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Synonyms

speckly

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with speckled
belched , reached , preached , teached

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Variants

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speckle , speckled , speckles , speckling , speckled perch , speckled perches , speckled trout , speckled trouts , sea trout , spotted sea trout , spotted sea trouts , spotted weakfish

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Forms

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speckles, speckledly, specklesome

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Etymology

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From Old English speccle, from speccan ‘to mark, spot’.

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Trivia

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1. Speckled trout is a popular fish species in the southern United States.

2. Speckled eggs are often used in Easter traditions and decorations.

3. Speckled wood is a type of butterfly found in Europe and Asia.

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Related Concepts

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1. camouflage: Speckled patterns are often used for camouflage in nature to help animals blend in with their surroundings.

2. marbling: Speckled patterns can also be found in marbling, a decorative technique used to create intricate designs on paper or other materials.

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Culture

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Speckled has been used extensively in literature and art to describe various objects and scenes. For instance, in the poem 'The Tyger' by William Blake, the tyger is described as having 'fearful symmetry, / Frightful and beautiful, great hooks, / With ancient eyes, beheld the day, / And all was beauty.

How to Memorize "speckled"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a fish with irregularly shaped spots covering its body. Visualize the texture and size of the spots to help remember the definition of speckled.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word speckled with a Dalmatian dog or a leopard print to help remember the definition.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the phrase 'Speckled is when spots are spread' to help remember the definition.

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