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dappling
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | speckle |
| Synonyms: | bespeckle, besprinkle, blotch, dot, fleck, mottle, speck, spot, sprinkle, stipple |
| Main Entry: | spot |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mark, stain |
| Synonyms: | besmirch, bespatter, blot, blotch, dapple, dirty, dot, fleck, maculate, marble, mottle, pepper, pimple, soil, spatter, speck, speckle, splash, splotch, stipple, streak, stripe, stud, sully, taint, tarnish |
| Antonyms: | clean, unspot |
| Main Entry: | streak |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make a line on |
| Synonyms: | band, dapple, daub, fleck, marble, slash, smear, spot, strake, striate, stripe, variegate, vein |
| Main Entry: | mottle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | speckle |
| Synonyms: | bespeckle, besprinkle, brindle, dapple, dot, flake, fleck, freckle, mosaic, patch, pepper, punctate, speck, spot, sprinkle, stipple, variegate |
| Main Entry: | speckle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dot |
| Synonyms: | bespeckle, besprinkle, dab, dabble, dapple, fleck, freckle, mottle, pepper, pimple, speck, sprinkle, stipple, stud* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | striate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | streak |
| Synonyms: | band, dapple, daub, fleck, marble, slash, smear, spot*, strake, stripe, variegate, vein |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | variegate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | streak |
| Synonyms: | band, dapple, daub, fleck, marble, slash, smear, spot*, strake, striate, stripe, vein |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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