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speckled
[spek-uhl] 
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speckled
[spek-uhl]
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dotted |
| Synonyms: | brindled, dappled, flaked, flecked, freckled, mosaic, motley, mottled, particolored, patchy, peppered, punctate, spotted, spotty, sprinkled, stippled, studded, variegated |
| Antonyms: | plain, unspeckled |
| Main Entry: | dappled |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | mottled, freckled |
| Synonyms: | brindle, brindled, checkered, discolored, flecked, motley, multicolor, multicolored, multihued, parti-colored, piebald, pied, speckled, spotted, stippled, varicolored, variegated, versicolor, versicolored |
| Antonyms: | uncolored, unflecked, unspotted |
| Main Entry: | daub |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | coat; make dirty |
| Synonyms: | begrime, besmear, bespray, blur, cover, dab, deface, dirty, fleck, grime, paint, plaster, slap on, smear, smirch, smudge, spatter, speckle, splatter, spot, spread, stain, sully, variegate, varnish |
| Main Entry: | fleck |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mark with spots |
| Synonyms: | bespeckle, besprinkle, dapple, dot, dust, maculate, mottle, speckle, stipple, streak, variegate |
| Main Entry: | multicolored |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | having various hues |
| Synonyms: | checkered, dappled, flecked, kaleidoscopic, marbled, motley, mottled, multicolor, particolored, piebald, pied, polychrome, prismatic, speckled, spotted, streaked, varicolored, veined, versicolor |
| Notes: | multicolored is having all colors of the rainbow; varicolored and particolored is having a variety of colors |
| Antonyms: | monochrome |
| Main Entry: | spatter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | splash, sprinkle |
| Synonyms: | bespatter, bestrew, broadcast, dash, daub, dirty, discharge, disperse, dot, douse, dribble, mottle, polka-dot, scatter, shower, slop, smudge, soil, spangle, speck, speckle, splutter, spot, spray, sputter, stipple, strew, swash, wet |
| 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: | sprinkle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | scatter, disseminate |
| Synonyms: | baptize, christen, dampen, dot, dredge, dust, freckle, mist, moisten, pepper, powder, rain, shake, shower, smear, speck, speckle, spit, spot, spray, spritz, squirt, strew, stud |
| Antonyms: | collect, gather |
| Main Entry: | multicolor |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | having many colors |
| Synonyms: | dappled, flecked, kaleidoscopic, marbled, motley, mottled, multicolored, particolored, piebald, pied, polychromatic, polychrome, polychromic, polychromous, prismatic, speckled, spotted, streaked, varicolored, variegated, veined, versicolor, versicolored |
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