1. (

• spot ,
• speckle ,
• dapple ,
• patch ,
• fleck ,
• maculation

) a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red" ;

1. (

• stipple ,
• speckle ,

) produce a mottled effect; "The sunlight stippled the trees" ;

2. (

• speckle ,
• bespeckle

) mark with small spots; "speckle the wall with tiny yellow spots" ;