flake | ||
1. | [ verb ] form into flakes | |
Examples: | "The substances started to flake" |
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Related terms: | form | |
2. | [ noun ] (chemistry) a crystal of snow | |
Synonyms: | snowflake | |
Related terms: | crystal snow snow water | |
3. | [ verb ] cover with flakes or as if with flakes | |
Related terms: | cover | |
4. | [ verb ] come off in flakes or thin small pieces | |
Synonyms: | peel flake_off peel_off | |
Examples: | "The paint in my house is peeling off" |
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Related terms: | chip bit | |
5. | [ noun ] (sociology) a person with an unusual or odd personality | |
Synonyms: | eccentric geek oddball eccentric_person | |
Related terms: | anomaly crackpot nutter | |
6. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 8575 | |
7. | [ noun ] a small fragment of something broken off from the whole | |
Synonyms: | bit scrap fleck chip | |
Examples: | "a bit of rock caught him in the eye" |
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Related terms: | fragment splinter matchwood scale scurf peel_off chip | |
Similar spelling: |
flakey flak Fluke flukey flex fluky Flook flock flies flick flesh Fleig Fleek fleck flask flaky flack fleshy fleecy fleece Flecha |