What is "flake" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does flake mean in English? Meaning of flake definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "flake" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "flake": a crystal of snow

Noun

  • Meaning: a crystal of snow
  • Synonyms: flake snowflake
  • Hypernyms: crystal
  • Substance Holonyms: h2o water
  • Pronunciation in UK: /fleɪk/

    Meaning of "flake": form into flakes

    Verb

  • Meaning: form into flakes
  • Example: The substances started to flake
  • Synonyms: flake
  • Hypernyms: form
  • Pronunciation in UK: /fleɪk/

    Meaning of "flake": a person with an unusual or odd personality

    Noun

  • Meaning: a person with an unusual or odd personality
  • Synonyms: eccentric eccentric person flake geek oddball
  • Hyponyms: crackpot crank fruitcake nut nut case nutter screwball wacko whacko
  • Hypernyms: anomaly unusual person
  • Pronunciation in UK: /fleɪk/

    Meaning of "flake": cover with flakes or as if with flakes

    Verb

  • Meaning: cover with flakes or as if with flakes
  • Synonyms: flake
  • Hypernyms: cover
  • Pronunciation in UK: /fleɪk/

    Meaning of "flake": a small fragment of something broken off from the whole

    Noun

  • Meaning: a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
  • Example: a bit of rock caught him in the eye
  • Synonyms: bit chip flake fleck scrap
  • Hyponyms: exfoliation matchwood scale scurf sliver splinter
  • Hypernyms: fragment
  • Pronunciation in UK: /fleɪk/

    Meaning of "flake": come off in flakes or thin small pieces

    Verb

  • Meaning: come off in flakes or thin small pieces
  • Example: The paint in my house is peeling off
  • Synonyms: flake flake off peel peel off
  • Hypernyms: break away break off chip chip off come off
  • Pronunciation in UK: /fleɪk/

    Synonyms:

    leaf, plate, layer, slice, sheet, wafer, section, skin, disk, lamina, cell, foil, membrane, drop, sliver, pellicle, lamella, scab, shaving, exfoliate, sliver, blister, trim, pare, scale, chip, drop, shed, slice, scab, desquamate, delaminate, wear away,

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