speck

Meanings

• a very small spot
  • "the plane was just a speck in the sky"
• (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
• a slight but appreciable amount
• produce specks in or on
  • "speck the cloth"

Synonyms

atom, corpuscle, hint, jot, mite, molecule, mote, particle, pinch, pinpoint, soupcon, tinge, touch