flake (n.)

  1. a crystal of snow

    [ Syn: snowflake ]

  2. a person with an unusual or odd personality

    [ Syn: eccentric , eccentric person , oddball , geek ]

  3. a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; a bit of rock caught him in the eye

    [ Syn: bit , chip , fleck , scrap ]

    flake (v.)

  1. form into flakes; The substances started to flake'

  2. cover with flakes or as if with flakes

  3. come off in flakes or thin small pieces; The paint in my house is peeling off

    [ Syn: peel off , peel , flake off ]

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