speck vs grain

speck and grain both are nouns.

speck and grain both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
speck	Yes	No	Yes	No
grain	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, grain is a hyponym of speck; that is, grain is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than speck:

speck: (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
grain: a relatively small granular particle of a substance

Other hyponyms of speck include grinding, chylomicron, flyspeck, identification particle.

speck (noun)	grain (noun)
a very small spot	the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric
a slight but appreciable amount	the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance)
(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything	the smallest possible unit of anything
	foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
	a relatively small granular particle of a substance
	dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
	a cereal grass
	1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams
	1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams
	a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat
	the side of leather from which the hair has been removed

speck (verb)	grain (verb)
produce specks in or on	form into grains
	become granular
	thoroughly work in
	paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood

Difference between speck and grain

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