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FLYSPECK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A tiny dark speck made by the excrement of a fly
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Hypernyms ("flyspeck" is a kind of...):
atom; corpuscle; molecule; mote; particle; speck ((nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy
Synonyms:
bantam; diminutive; flyspeck; lilliputian; midget; petite; tiny
Classified under:
Similar:
little; small (limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent)