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flake
(fl/eI/k )

noun (n)

  • a crystal of snow(noun.phenomenon)
    Synonym:
    snowflake
    source: wordnet30
  • a person with an unusual or odd personality(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    eccentric, eccentric person, geek, oddball
    source: wordnet30
  • a small fragment of something broken off from the whole(noun.object)
    Synonym:
    bit, chip, fleck, scrap
    source: wordnet30
  • A paling; a hurdle.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything; a film; flock; lamina; layer; scale; as, a flake of snow, tallow, or fish.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A flat layer, or fake, of a coiled cable.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • form into flakes(verb.contact)
    Example:
    The substances started to flake.
    source: wordnet30
  • cover with flakes or as if with flakes(verb.contact)
    source: wordnet30
  • come off in flakes or thin small pieces(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    flake off, peel, peel off
    source: wordnet30
  • To form into flakes.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To separate in flakes; to peel or scale off.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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