Little
Little noun - A very small amount.
Usage example: there's just a little of the pie left
Speck is a synonym for little in bit topic. In some cases you can use "Speck" instead a noun "Little", when it comes to topics like small amount of something.
Nearby Word: littleness
Speck
Speck noun - A very small amount.
Usage example: not a speck of explanation to accompany the book's pictures
Both words in one sentence
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Punctuated Pounding: After Superman gives him a face full of heat vision.Mongul: You... insufferable... little... speck... You HURT me. YOU!
- He eventually builds a voodoo doll of Chicago in order to track people with as little as a speck of paint from their car.
Source: Scarily Competent Tracker -
Continuity Nod: Just before the Covenant carrier jumps out of the city, you can see a little black speck approach its starboard side.
Source: Video Game / Halo 3: ODST
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