speck vs tinge

speck

noun
  • A very small thing; a particle; a whit. 

  • A juniper-flavoured ham originally from Tyrol. 

  • The fat of the hippopotamus. 

  • A tiny spot, especially of dirt etc. 

  • Fat; lard; fat meat. 

  • The blubber of whales or other marine mammals. 

  • A small etheostomoid fish, Etheostoma stigmaeum, common in the eastern United States. 

verb
  • To mark with specks; to speckle. 

tinge

noun
  • A small added amount of colour; (by extension) a small added amount of some other thing. 

  • The degree of vividness of a colour; hue, shade, tint. 

verb
  • To add a small amount of colour; to tint; (by extension) to add a small amount of some other thing. 

  • To change slightly in shade due to the addition of colour; (by extension) to change slightly in quality due to the addition of some other thing. 

  • To affect or alter slightly, particularly due to the actual or metaphorical influence of some element or thing. 

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