Point and Speck

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Point noun - A small area that is different (as in color) from the main part.

Usage example: the little points of gold in the blue ceiling are supposed to represent stars

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Speck is a synonym for point in pinpoint topic. In some cases you can use "Speck" instead a noun "Point", when it comes to topics like marks.

Speck noun - A small area that is different (as in color) from the main part.

Usage example: a lizard with specks of white against a green body

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Point is a synonym for speck in tiny bit topic. You can use "Point" instead a noun "Speck", if it concerns topics such as marks.

Nearby Words: specked, speckle, speckled, specking

single	single point	single speck
small	small point	small speck
huge	huge point	huge speck
little	little point	little speck
Other adjectives: new, possible, last.

At one point, he notices a single speck of dirt has fallen on it, and brushes it away.

Source: Bullet-Proof Fashion Plate
At one point in The Movie, Horton wonders whether the universe he inhabits could itself exist as a speck of dust to another universe.

Source: Literature / Horton Hears a Who!
At some point during all this, she took seven weeks (almost two whole months) and found the clover with the speck of dust that holds the Whos' world.

Source: Theatre / Seussical

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