| VERB | creation | stipple | engrave by means of dots and flicks |
|---|---|---|---|
| creation | stipple | make by small short touches that together produce an even or softly graded shadow, as in paint or ink | |
| creation | stipple | apply (paint) in small dots or strokes | |
| contact | stipple, speckle | produce a mottled effect |
| Meaning | engrave by means of dots and flicks. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Category | art, artistic creation, artistic production | The creation of beautiful or significant things |
| Broader | engrave, etch | carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block |
| Spanish | grabar con puntos, puntear | |
| Meaning | make by small short touches that together produce an even or softly graded shadow, as in paint or ink. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Category | art, artistic creation, artistic production | The creation of beautiful or significant things |
| Broader | paint | make a painting / painting |
| Nouns | stippler | a painter who stipples (creates a stippled effect) |
| Meaning | apply (paint) in small dots or strokes. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | paint | make a painting / painting |
| Spanish | puntear | |
| Nouns | stippler | a painter who stipples (creates a stippled effect) |
| Meaning | produce a mottled effect. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The sunlight stippled the trees" | |
| Synonym | speckle | |
| Broader | mottle, dapple, cloud | colour with streaks or blotches of different shades |
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