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FLYSPECK

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A tiny dark speck made by the excrement of a fly

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("flyspeck" is a kind of...):

atom; corpuscle; molecule; mote; particle; speck ((nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Very small

Example:

the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy

Synonyms:

bantam; diminutive; flyspeck; lilliputian; midget; petite; tiny

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

little; small (limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent)

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