· a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye"
Synonym(s): bit, chip, flake, scrap
Hypernym(s): fragment
· 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"
Synonym(s): spot, speckle, dapple, patch, maculation
Hypernym(s): marking
· make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth"
Hypernym(s): change_surface