1. (

• bit ,
• chip ,
• flake ,
• fleck ,
• scrap

) a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye" ;

2. (

• 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. (

• spot ,
• fleck ,
• blob ,
• blot ,

) make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth" ;