Freckle

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A small brownish spot on the skin, often turning darker or increasing in number upon exposure to the sun.
  • v. To dot or become dotted with freckles or spots of color.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A small brownish or reddish pigmentation spot on the surface of the skin.
  • v. To cover with freckles.
  • v. To become covered with freckles.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A small yellowish or brownish spot in the skin, particularly on the face, neck, or hands.
  • n. Any small spot or discoloration.
  • v. To sprinkle or mark with freckles or small discolored spots; to spot.
  • verb-intransitive. To become covered or marked with freckles; to be spotted.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A brownish-yellow spot in the skin, particularly on the face, neck, or hands, either hereditary or produced by exposure to the sun. These spots usually occur in large number, and are due to increase in the pigment of the lower layers of the epidermis.
  • n. Any small spot or discoloration; a fleck.
  • To mark with freckles or spots: as, his face was freckled by the sun.
  • To become covered with freckles: as, the face freckles by exposure.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. become freckled
  • n. a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin
  • v. mark with freckles
  • Verb Form
    freckled    freckles    freckling   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    spot    macule    macula   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    freckled    freckling   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    spot    blemish    fleck    lentigo    fernticle    discolor   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    dekle    heckle    seckel    shekel    speckle   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    cheekbone    mustache    ringlet    eyelash    pimple    dimple    crease    complexion    droplet    speck