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- DictionaryFlake/flāk/
noun
- 1. a small, flat, thin piece of something, typically one that has broken away or been peeled off from a larger piece: "paint peeling off the walls in unsightly flakes"
- 2. an unreliable, eccentric, or unconventional person: informal "I told my husband she was a flake and she'd never show up"
verb
- 1. come or fall away from a surface in thin pieces: "the paint had been flaking off for years"
- 2. break or divide (food) into thin pieces: "flake the fish"
noun (1) ˈflāk. Synonyms of flake. 1. : a small loose mass or bit. flakes of snow. 2. : a thin flattened piece or layer : chip. 3. slang : cocaine. 4. : flake tool. flake. 2 of 4. verb. flaked; flaking. transitive verb. 1. : to cover with or as if with flakes. 2. : to form or break into flakes : chip. intransitive verb. 1.
noun. a small, flat, thin piece, especially one that has been or become detached from a larger piece or mass: flakes of old paint. any small piece or mass: a flake of snow. a stratum or layer. Slang. an eccentric person; screwball: My sister's new boyfriend is a real flake—I can't imagine why she goes out with him. Slang. cocaine.
Add to word list. a small, thin piece of something, especially if it has come from a surface covered with a layer of something: flakes of snow. soap flakes. This room needs decorating - flakes of paint keep coming off the walls. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
4 days ago · 1. countable noun [noun NOUN] A flake is a small thin piece of something, especially one that has broken off a larger piece. ...flakes of paint. Large flakes of snow began swiftly to fall. ...oat flakes. Synonyms: chip, scale, layer, peeling More Synonyms of flake. 2. verb. If something such as paint flakes, small thin pieces of it come off.
See flake in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: flake. Definition of flake noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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5 days ago · 1. a small, flat, thin piece, esp. one that has been or become detached from a larger piece or mass. flakes of old paint. 2. any small piece or mass. a flake of snow. 3. a stratum or layer.
If someone calls you a flake, they basically mean you're a weirdo. Definitions of flake. noun. a small fragment of something broken off from the whole. synonyms: bit, chip, fleck, scrap. see more. verb. come off in flakes or thin small pieces. synonyms: flake off, peel, peel off.
