Word Frequency
flake1 (fleɪk
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Definitions
noun
- a small thin piece or layer chipped off or detached from an object or substance; scale
- a small piece or particle ⇒
a flake of snow
- a thin layer or stratum
- (archaeology)
- a fragment removed by chipping or hammering from a larger stone used as a tool or weapon See also blade
- (as modifier) ⇒
flake tool
- (slang (mainly US) an eccentric, crazy, or unreliable person
verb
- to peel or cause to peel off in flakes; chip
- to cover or become covered with or as with flakes
- tr to form into flakes
Derived Forms
ˈflaker nounWord Origin
C14: of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian flak disc, Middle Dutch vlacken to flutterTranslations for 'flake'
- British English: flake A flake is a small thin piece of something, especially one that has broken off a larger piece. NOUN...flakes of paint.
- Brazilian Portuguese: floco
- Chinese: 小薄片 >尤指碎片
- European Spanish: desconchón
- French: écaille
- German: Splitter
- Italian: scaglia
- Japanese: 破片
- Korean: 얇은 조각
- Portuguese: floco
- Spanish: desconchón
Example Sentences Including 'flake'
A moth spun out of the little pool of light like a flake of skin.The Last Raven
Auckland's mayoralty race is between a fruit-loop and a flake.New Zealand Herald (2004)
Britons are used to seeing their country grind to a halt with the appearance of a single flake of snow.Times, Sunday Times (2005)
Even the positives that came in early summer have begun to flake.Times, Sunday Times (2002)
I remember going to bed Christmas Eve without a flake on the ground... and waking up to a metre.Edmonton Sun (2003)
One of the clips had a flake of something caught in its teeth.INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS (2002)
Plato had packed his pipe too tightly with Kenworthy's unfamiliar flake , and was frequently having to relight it.Moondrop to Murder
The difference in taste is said to be down to the size of the crystal: the larger the flake the slower the dissolving.Food Watch
Then came the moment of truth: I placed a small flint flake under the lens and focused on that ancient surface.New Scientist (1998)
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