WordNet-Online
Free dictionary and thesaurus of English. Definitions, synonyms, antonyms and more...
Hint: double-click any word to get it searched!

Google
 

flake
 
Noun flake has 3 senses
  1. snowflake, flake - a crystal of snow
    --1 is a kind of crystal
    --1 is a part of snow, snowfall
    --1 is a substance of snow
    --1 has substances: water, H2O
  2. eccentric, eccentric person, flake, oddball, geek - a person with an unusual or odd personality
    --2 is a kind of anomaly, unusual person
    --2 has particulars:
     crackpot, crank, nut, nut case, nutcase, fruitcake, screwball; nutter, wacko, whacko
  3. bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap - a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye"
    --3 is a kind of fragment
    --3 has particulars:
     matchwood; scale, scurf, exfoliation; scurf; splinter, sliver, flinders
    Derived form: verb flake3
Verb flake has 3 senses
  1. flake - form into flakes; "The substances started to flake"
    --1 is one way to     form
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  2. flake - cover with flakes or as if with flakes
    --2 is one way to     cover
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  3. peel off, peel, flake off, flake - come off in flakes or thin small pieces; "The paint in my house is peeling off"
    --3 is one way to chip, chip off, come off, break away, break off
    Derived form: noun flake3
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
flail flailing flainy flair flairs flairy flak flak catcher flake flake off flake out flaked flakes flakey flakiness flaking flako

Sponsored (shop thru our affiliate link to help maintain this site):

WordNet-Online
Home | Free dictionary software | Copyright notice | Contact us | WordNet dictionary | Automotive thesaurus