flyspeck

Meanings

Plural: flyspeck, flyspecks

Noun

• a tiny dark speck made by the excrement of a fly
• Housefly excrement, visible as a minuscule black dot.
• Anything tiny or insignificant.

Adjective Satellite

• very small
  • "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy"

Verb

• To bespeckle with tiny spatters of color.
• To inspect in minute detail to ensure that something contains no flaws; nitpick.

Synonyms

ace, atom, aught, bag of shells, bagatelle, bantam, bissel, bit, bric-a-brac, crumb, dab, damn, dash, dicky, dicky-bird, diddly, diminutive, dot, drop, dusting, fico, fig, fleck, flip, flyspeck, glimpse, glint, grain, halfpennyworth, hint, inch, iota, jot, lick, lilliputian, midget, minuity, mite, modicum, molecule, morceau, morsel, mote, niff-naff, ooch, ounce, particle, pennyworth, petite, picayune, piece, pinch, scantling, scent, scintilla, scooch, scrap, scruple, scuddick, semblance, shred, skerrick, skoosh, skosh, sliver, smattering, smidge, smidgen, smidget, smidgy, smitch, smithereen, sop, soupçon, spark, spatter, speck, speckle, spot, sprinkle, sprinkling, strain, tad, tidbit, tidge, tiny, tittle, toddick, touch, toy, trace, trick, trifle, triviality, tuppence worth, whiff, whiffle, whit, white chip

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