Specification, n.
- 1. Designation (of properties), characterization.
- 2. Particularization, detailed statement.
Specify, v. a. Designate, particularize, indicate, define, individualize, detail, show clearly, name with precision.
Specillum, n. Stylet.
Specimen, n. Pattern, sample, model, copy, example
Specious, a.
- 1. Obvious, showy, manifest, open.
- 2. Fair (apparently, but not really), plausible, colorable, ostensible, showy, feasible.
Speck, n.
- 1. Stain, spot, flaw, blemish, blot.
- 2. Bit, mite, mote, atom, particle, corpuscle, scintilla, small thing.
- 3. Blubber.
Speck, v. a. Spot, stain (in spots), dot.
Spectacle, n.
- 1. Show, exhibition, sight, scene, representation, display, pageant, parade, gazing-stock.
- 2. Curiosity, wonder, marvel, phenomenon, sight.
Spectacles, n. pl. Glasses.
Spectator, n. Beholder, observer, bystander, looker-on, on-looker, witness.
Spectral, a. Ghostly, phantom-like, ghost-like, shadowy.
Spectre, n. Apparition, ghost, spirit, shade, phantom, shadow, goblin, hobgoblin.
Spectrum, n. Image, appearance, representation.
Speculate, v. n.
- 1. Meditate, contemplate, cogitate, reflect, ponder, muse, ruminate, think, consider, theorize.