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flake — Ⅰ. flake [1] ► NOUN 1) a small, flat, very thin piece of something. 2) N. Amer. informal a crazy or eccentric person. ► VERB 1) come away from a surface in flakes. 2) split into flakes … English terms dictionary
flake — [n] scale, peel cell, disk, drop, foil, lamella, lamina, layer, leaf, membrane, pellicle, plate, scab, section, shaving, sheet, skin, slice, sliver, wafer; concept 831 flake [v] peel off blister, chip, delaminate, desquamate, drop, exfoliate,… … New thesaurus
flake — flake1 [fleık] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: From a Scandinavian language; related to Norwegian flak disk ] 1.) a small thin piece that breaks away easily from something else flake of ▪ flakes of snow ▪ chocolate flakes →↑snowflake … Dictionary of contemporary English
flake — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a a small thin light piece of snow. b a similar piece of another material. 2 a thin broad piece of material peeled or split off. 3 Archaeol. a piece of hard stone chipped off and used as a tool. 4 a natural division of the flesh… … Useful english dictionary
flake — 1 noun (countable + of) 1 a very small flat thin piece that breaks away easily from something else: soap flakes see also: snowflake 2 AmE informal someone who seems crazy 2 verb 1 (I) also flake off to break off in small thin pieces: The paint is … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
flake off — verb come off in flakes or thin small pieces The paint in my house is peeling off • Syn: ↑peel off, ↑peel, ↑flake • Derivationally related forms: ↑flake (for: ↑flake), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
flake — flake1 noun 1》 a small, flat, very thin piece of something. ↘Archaeology a piece of hard stone chipped off for use as a tool. 2》 a snowflake. 3》 N. Amer. informal a crazy or eccentric person. verb 1》 come away from a surface in flakes. 2》… … English new terms dictionary
flake — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fleck, floccule, scale, chip, shaving; snowflake. See layer, cold. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. scale, cell, sheet, wafer, peel, skin, slice, chip, sliver, membrane, lamina, layer, sheet, leaf, shaving,… … English dictionary for students
flake off — (Slang) go away from here, leave, beat it … English contemporary dictionary
Lithic flake — Flakes may be produced by a variety of means. Force may be introduced by direct percussion (striking the core with a percussor such as a rock or antler), indirect percussion (striking the core with an object, sometimes referred to as a punch,… … Wikipedia
William J. Flake — William Jordan Flake (July 3 1839 – August 10 1932) was a prominent member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints, who helped settle parts of Arizona, and was imprisoned for polygamy.William Flake was born in North Carolina. William… … Wikipedia
